Vancouver Giants Knock off Broncos in a Nine-Round Shootout
October 20, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants celebrate their shootout win over the Swift Current Broncos
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rik Fedyck)
Vancouver, B.C. - As far as debuts go, Giants rookie forward Cole Shepard won't forget his anytime soon. The rookie forward recorded his first career WHL goal and a shootout marker in a nine-round 4-3 shootout victory for the Vancouver Giants (7-6-0-0) over the Swift Current Broncos (2-6-1-2). Bowen Byram chimed in with a goal and an assist for Vancouver. Ben King responded with a goal and an assist for the Broncos.
1st Period:
SC - Ben King got the Broncos on the board first at 16:06 when he snuck a shot past Trent Miner from the right-wing boards off a failed clear. His fourth of the season came unassisted.
Shots: 9-9
2nd Period:
VAN - Bowen Byram got the Giants back even 1:18 into the middle period off a shot through traffic. Dylan Plouffe and Milos Roman earned assists.
VAN - Cole Shepard gave the G-Men a 2-1 lead off a two-on-one rush. Shepard wired his first career WHL goal past the glove of Reece Klassen from the left-wing circle. Bowen Byram and Milos Roman assisted on the marker.
Shots: 14 - 9 Vancouver
3rd Period:
VAN - Tristen Nielsen restored the Giants lead at 4:53 when he split through the Bronco defence and roofed his seventh of the season from in close. Lukas Svejkovsky had the lone assist.
SC - The Broncos wouldn't go away. Ethan Regnier tied it at the eight-minute mark off a shot from the high slot through a screen. Hayden Ostir and Hendrik De Klerk assisted.
Shots: 15-7 Vancouver
Overtime:
No Scoring
Shots: 1-1
Shootout:
VAN - Lukas Svejkovsky - GOAL
SC - Ethan Regnier - GOAL
VAN - Bowen Byram - MISS
SC - Ben King - MISS
VAN - Cole Shepard - GOAL
SC - Connor Horning - GOAL
VAN - Tristen Nielsen - MISS
SC - Joona Kiviniemi - MISS
VAN - Dylan Plouffe - MISS
SC - Carter Chorney - MISS
VAN - Milos Roman - MISS
SC - Brecon Wood - MISS
VAN - Jackson Shepard - MISS
SC - Matthew Culling - MISS
VAN - John Little - MISS
SC - Kasper Puutio - MISS
VAN - Sergei Alkhimov - GOAL
SC - Hayden Ostir - MISS
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Final Score: Vancouver 4 - Swift Current 3 (Shootout)
Shots: 39 - 26 Vancouver
Trent Miner: 23/26 saves (2-4)
Reece Klassen: 36/29 saves (0-2-0-1)
Vancouver: 0/2 on Power Play
Swift Current: 0/3 on Power Play
3 Stars:
Bowen Byram (VAN - 1G, 1A)
Cole Shepard (VAN - 1G, 1SOG)
Reece Klassen (SC - 36 Saves)
Next Giants Game: Tomorrow night at 4:00 PM against the Victoria Royals at home.
NOTES:
Saturday's game marked the first time in 2019-20 that the Giants went to overtime and a shootout.
The Giants improved their home record to 2-1 on the season.
With two points Saturday, Bowen Byram is now tied with Calgary Hitmen defenceman Egor Zamula for the league lead in scoring among defencemen (12 points).
Cole Shepard's WHL debut included one goal, one shootout goal, two shots and two penalty minutes.
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