G-Men Grab 6-3 Win Sunday
October 23, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants’ Damian Palmeri and Jesper Vikman battle Kamloops Blazers’ Daylan Kuefler
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC – In the final game of a four-in-five stretch, the Giants found the energy they needed to get ahead and stay ahead of the BC Division-leading Kamloops Blazers.
1st Period:
VAN: Jaden Lipinski opened the scoring 2:58 into the game, it was a power play goal.
KAM: Caedan Bankier tied it up fifteen minutes later on a shot off the rush, his eighth goal of the year.
2nd Period:
VAN: Ethan Semeniuk redirected a pass from the corner by Carson Haynes to restore the lead for Vancouver 6:31 into the middle frame.
VAN: Damian Palmieri added to the Giants lead midway through the game on a rebound in the slot.
KAM: Leafs prospect Fraser Minten capitalized on the only power play of the second period with 4:35 left in the second.
VAN: Zack Ostapchuk had a rebound bounce off his skate in the dying moments of the second to bring the score to 4-2 after two.
3rd Period:
VAN: Jaden Lipinski wrapped around his second of the night 1:36 into the third to put the G-Men up 5-2.
KAM: Matthew Seminoff brought the game back within 2 with 2:00 left in the game off a chaotic scramble in front of the net.
VAN: Slovak forward Samuel Honzek blew by Kamloops D Kyle Masters and scored the final goal of the night on a breakaway 0:32 later.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 6 – Kamloops 3
Final Shots:
Kamloops: 43
Vancouver: 37
Jesper Vikman: 40/43 saves for Vancouver
Dylan Ernst: 31/37 saves for Kamloops
Vancouver Power Play: 1/2
Kamloops Power Play: 1/1
3 Stars:
1) Lipinski (VAN)
2) Honzek (VAN)
3) Ostapchuk (VAN)
Next Game: The Giants leave Tuesday for their Central Division road trip, the first stop is Edmonton, where the Giants will take on the Oil Kings on Thursday night.
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