WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Rally Past Cougars in Shootout

Published on December 14, 2019 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Prince George, BC - The Victoria Royals erased a 2-0 deficit in the third period to edge the Prince George Cougars 3-2 in a shootout and were led by forward Gary Haden's two goals and goaltender Shane Farkas' 40 save performance.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - bit.ly/34iRIIS.

Scoring:

Royals - Gary Haden 2g-0a, Kaid Oliver 0g-1a, Carson Miller 0g-1a, Keanu Derungs 0g-1a, Mitch Prowse 0g-1a, Tarun Fizer (Shootout Winner).

Prince George - Reid Perepeluk 1g-0a, Ethan Browne 1g-0a, Josh Maser 0g-1a, Taylor Gauthier 0g-1a, Cole Moberg 0g-1a, Ryan Schoettler 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Shane Farkas (SOW) - 65:00 mins, 40 saves on 42 shots. Saved all three shootout attempts.

Prince George - Taylor Gauthier (SOL) - 65:00 mins, 32 saves on 34 shots. Saved two of three shootout attempts.

Powerplay:

Royals - 1/2 = 50.0%

Prince George - 1/6 = 16.7%

Notes:

Playing Prince George: This season, the Royals are now 5-0-0-0 against the Prince George Cougars. The Royals have now won the last 10 regular season games against the Cougars, which dates back to December 2, 2018.

Winning Streak: With tonight's victory, Royals' goaltender Shane Farkas tied alumnus Patrik Polivka's franchise record for consecutive starts with a win with eight.

One Goal Games: All five contests against the Prince George Cougars this season have been decided by just a single goal. This season, Victoria has an overall record of 8-3-2-0 in one goal games.

Extra Time: With tonight's shootout win, the Royals are now 4-0 in games that have gone to a shootout.

200th Game: Tonight's game marked the 200th WHL contest of Royals' forward Kaid Oliver's career. Oliver has spent his entire WHL career with the Royals and has recorded 95 points (39g-56a) over four seasons.

Up Next: The Royals will conclude their weekend set with the Cougars tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.

Next Home Game: Victoria will return home to play their last two games before the eight-day holiday break on Tuesday, December 17th and Wednesday, December 18th against the Spokane Chiefs. 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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