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WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Topple Giants

February 18, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals' Dino Kambeitz electrified the crowd with the game winning goal, his second of the night, with 11 seconds remaining in regulation as the club downed the Vancouver Giants 4-3 on Saturday night.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - http://whl.ca/gamecentre/1015263/boxscore

Scoring:

Royals - Matthew Phillips 0g-3a, Dino Kambeitz 2g-0a (Game Winner), Tyler Soy 2g-0a, Igor Martynov 0g-1a, Scott Walford 0g-1a, Ralph Jarratt 0g-1a.

Vancouver - Ty Ronning 2g-0a, Brayden Watts 1g-1a, Bowen Byram 0g-1a, Jared Dmytriw 0g-1a, Brennan Riddle 0g-1a, Tyler Benson 0g-1a, James Malm 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Griffen Outhouse (W) - 60:00 Mins, 24 saves on 27 shots

Vancouver - Trent Miner (L) - 58:59 Mins, 38 saves on 42 shots

Power Play:

Royals - 0/1=0.0%

Vancouver - 2/3=66.7%

Notes:

Coastal Clash - Tonight marked the 10th and final match-up of the regular season between the Royals and Giants. Victoria posted a 7-3-0-0 record in the season series and outscored Vancouver 35-29.

Milestone Man - Royals' defenceman Kade Jensen played in his 300th career WHL game tonight. Jensen, who has split time between the Royals, Brandon Wheat Kings (2017), Swift Current Broncos (2015-17), and Lethbridge Hurricanes (2013-15), has recorded a total of 65 points (21g-44a) to go along with 393 penalty minutes in 300 career contests.

Red Hot - With three assists on the night, Matthew Phillips has extended his point streak to 21 games. Phillips has registered 40 points (16g-24a) during the span of his franchise record setting streak. The Calgary Flames' prospect sits one point away from the 100-point benchmark, in which he would become the first Royal and second skater in franchise history to reach the feat.

Brickhouse - With his victory tonight, Royals' netminder Griffen Outhouse (83) is just one win from tying the all-time franchise mark for most career wins at 84, which is held by alumnus Coleman Vollrath (2012-16).

Coming Up - Victoria will close out their five-game homestand with a weekend set against the Portland Winterhawks on Friday, February 23rd and Saturday, February 24th at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Saturday's contest marks the Royals' seventh annual Pink in the Rink Night, This event is one of the most popular games of the season and fans are encouraged to secure their seats in advance. 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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