Vikman's 50-Save Shutout Leads the Giants to a 3-2 Series Lead
May 1, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants left wing Adam Hall
(Vancouver Giants)
Vancouver, B.C. - The Vancouver Giants are one win away from achieving something never done before in the history of the Western Hockey League. Saturday night at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett the Vancouver Giants (3-2) secured a 3-0 road victory over the Everett Silvertips to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round best-of-seven playoff series. Adam Hall, Fabian Lysell and Connor Horning supplied the offense and goaltender Jesper Vikman set a new single-game franchise record with a 50-save shutout. The Giants can now clinch a berth in Round 2 with a victory at home on Monday night.
BOX SCORE
1st Period:
VAN - At 10:42 of the first period Adam Hall took the puck off a faceoff win, raced down the left-wing and snapped a shot under the left arm of Braden Holt for his series-leading sixth goal. The goal was unassisted.
Shots: 16-13 Everett
2nd Period:
No Scoring
Shots: 24-10 Everett
3rd Period:
VAN - Fabian Lysell increased the Giants lead to 2-0 at 7:48 of the third period when he converted on a wrap-around on his backhand side. Zack Ostapchuk and Adam Hall both earned assists on Lysell's fourth goal of the series.
VAN - All hopes of an Everett comeback were quashed at 18:33 when Connor Horning fired his first-goal of the series into an empty Everett goal. Horning's goal came via the power play.
Shots: 10-8 Vancouver
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 3 - Everett 0 (Vancouver lead the series 3-2.)
Final Shots: 50 -31 Everett
Jesper Vikman: 50/50 saves for Vancouver
Braden Holt: 28/30 saves for Everett
Vancouver Power Play: 1/3
Everett Power Play: 0/3
3 Stars:
1) Jesper Vikman (VAN - 50 Saves)
2) Adam Hall (VAN - GWG)
3) Olen Zellweger (EVT - 8 Shots)
Next Game: Game 6 of the series will take place on Monday night at 7:00 PM.
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NOTES
- Jesper Vikman's 50-save shutout is a new single-game franchise record for the Vancouver Giants. There has also been no recorded shutout of 50-or-more saves in the WHL playoffs beyond 2004.
- Both Adam Hall and Fabian Lysell have recorded points in all five games of the series so far for the Vancouver Giants.
- Adam Hall now sits second in WHL playoff goal scoring with six goals.
- An eighth seeded playoff team has never defeated a one seed in the history of the WHL.
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