Giants Fall in OT in Preseason Game #2

September 11, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Vancouver Giants News Release

Samue Honzek of the Vancouver Giants
(Vancouver Giants)

Langley, B.C. – The Giants got the early lead in the game on Sunday afternoon but the Victoria Royals just wouldn’t go away and eventually came out on top in OT.

1st Period:

VAN: Julian Cull scored on his hometown Victoria Royals 1:50 into the game. Sammy May added his second point in as many games with an assist on the goal.

VIC: The Royals tied it up on the powerplay with 0:35 remaining in the period, a Carter Dereniwsky tally.

2nd Period:

VAN: Slovak Import Samuel Honzek buried one at 13:44 in the middle frame to return the lead to the Giants. Assists to Roberts and Ostapchuk.

VIC: Seven minutes later, Teague Patton tied it up on a rebound in tight.

3rd Period:

No Scoring.

OT:

VIC: Teague Patton netted his second of the night to end it in favour of the Royals.

GAME SUMMARY

Final Score: Victoria 3 – Vancouver 2 (OT)

Final Shots: Vancouver 28 – Victoria 20

Jesper Vikman: 17/20 saves for Vancouver

Campbell Arnold: 15/17 saves for Victoria

Jayden Kraus: 11/11 saves for Victoria

Vancouver Power Play: 0/4

Prince George Power Play: 1/2

3 Stars:

1) Cameron Schmidt (VAN)

2) Zack Ostapchuk (VAN – 1A)

3) Carter Dereniwsky (VIC – 1G)

Next Game: The Giants will conclude their preseason with a pair of games against the Kelowna Rockets next weekend. Friday night’s matchup will be in Kelowna, and then Saturday’s duel will be in Maple Ridge at Cam Neely Arena. Tickets will be available at the door.

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