
Royals Shut out by Giants
February 23, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release
Langley, BC - The Victoria Royals were defeated by Vancouver 4-0 on Friday night at the Langley Events Centre in the first contest of three games in three nights between the two teams.
Game Summary:
Gamesheet - bit.ly/2IwRF6C.
Scoring:
Royals - No scoring.
Vancouver - Justin Sourdif 1g-1a, Kaleb Bulych 1g-0a (Game Winner), Seth Bafaro 1g-0a, Lukas Svejkovsky 1g-0a, Dallas Hines 0g-1a, Dylan Plouffe 0g-1a, Davis Koch 0g-1a, Milos Roman 0g-1a.
Goaltending:
Royals - Brock Gould (L) - 60:00 mins, 30 saves on 34 shots.
Vancouver - David Tendeck (W) - 60:00 mins, 26 saves on 26 shots.
Powerplay:
Royals - 0/5 = 0.0%.
Giants - 0/3 = 0.0%.
Notes:
Opening vs. Vancouver: Since moving to Victoria, the Royals are now 5-2-0-0 in the opening contest of three games in three nights against Vancouver.
Playing the Giants: After tonight's game against Vancouver, the Victoria Royals move to 3-4-1-0 against the Giants. Of Vancouver's five losses against BC Division teams, three of those defeats have come versus the Royals.
Perfect PK: Tonight, the Royals held the Giants scoreless on the powerplay. This season, the Royals are 17-7-1-1 in games in which the club holds their opponents' powerplay scoreless. This has happened twice previously against the Giants this season, first in a 3-1 win on November 18th and then again on December 8th in a 2-1 overtime loss.
Coming Up: Victoria returns home tomorrow to continue their three game in three day series against Vancouver for their annual Pink in the Rink game at 7:05 p.m. They finish their series against the Giants on Sunday for a matinee contest starting at 3:05 p.m. After the game, there will be a Skate with the Players. 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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