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Royals Outlasted by Winterhawks

March 8, 2020 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Portland, OR -The Victoria Royals fell 5-4 in overtime to the CHL's sixth ranked Portland Winterhawks on Saturday night at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Game Summary

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Scoring:

Royals - Kaid Oliver 2g-0a, Tarun Fizer 1g-1a, Brayden Tracey 0g-2a, Nolan Bentham 1g-0a, Carson Miller 0g-1a.

Portland - Seth Jarvis 1g-2a, Jake Gricius 1g-1a, Jack O'Brien 1g-1a, Jaydon Dureau 0g-2a, Johnny Ludvig 0g-2a, Cross Hanas 1g-0a, Lane Gillis, 1g-0a, Jonas Brondberg 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Adam Evanoff (OTL) - 65:00 mins, 38 saves on 43 shots.

Portland - Joel Hofer (W) - 63:54 mins, 18 saves on 22 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals - 1/2 - 50.0%.

Portland - 0/3 - 0.0%.

Notes:

WHL First: In tonight's contest, Royals' rookie defenceman Nolan Bentham scored his first career WHL goal. Bentham, a native of Victoria, BC, now has one goal and two assists in 50 games played this season. The sixteen-year-old was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, by Victoria in the 2018 WHL draft.

Overtime Habit: This season, each of the three match-ups between Victoria and Portland have been decided in overtime. The Royals won the first contest 2-1, and the Winterhawks took the second meeting 6-5.

Feels Like Home: Victoria forward Kaid Oliver tallied two goals tonight and has now recorded four goals in three games against Portland this season. Oliver has ties to Portland, having lived in the city from 2008-2012, where he played minor hockey for the Junior Winterhawks program.

Tied After Two: In today's game, Victoria and Portland finished the second period with the game tied 3-3. This marked the 14th time this season the Royals entered the third period tied, a situation in which they now have a 7-3-3-1 record.

Back in Action: Victoria had four players return to the line-up tonight. Ty Yoder, Jacob Herauf, and Kaid Oliver all made returns from injury, having sat out 10, seven, and two games respectively. Carson Miller also made his return to action, after he served a two-game suspension.

Injury Report: Although they had three players return to their line-up tonight, Victoria was still missing four regular players due to injury: starting goaltender Shane Farkas, defencemen Noah Lamb, and forwards Graeme Bryks and Riley Gannon.

Rematch: The Royals will conclude their four-game regular season series against the Portland Winterhawks tomorrow at the Moda Center. Puck drop is at 5:00 p.m.

Next Home Game: The Royals will return home Friday, March 13th and Saturday, March 14th for a two-game homestand against the Prince George Cougars. Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m. for both games and tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7777, or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.

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