Royals Wrap-Up Road Trip with 4-3 Overtime Loss to Oil Kings
November 5, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Victoria Royals News Release
Victoria Royals’ Matthew Hodson battles Edmonton Oil Kings’ Cole Miller
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Edmonton, AB – Forwards Anthony Wilson, Alex Edwards and Jake Poole all scored for the Victoria Royals in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night.
Poole continues to play well for Victoria, recording his fourth goal in his past four games. He leads the team with 15 points on nine goals and six assists on the year.
Kamloops native Reggie Newman also had a strong performance, collecting two points on a pair of assists, while starting goaltender Tyler Palmer recorded 25 saves on 29 shots in the loss.
Forward Rhett Melnyk played the hero for Edmonton in the victory, scoring the overtime winner to lead his team to their first home win of the season.
Oil Kings starting goaltender also came up big, saving 29 of the 32 shots he faced in the contest
Edmonton (2-12-1-0) would open the scoring on Friday, with German-born forward Luca Hauf (2) picking up a turnover deep in the Victoria (3-12-3-0) zone and driving it home to give his side an early 1-0 advantage at the 9:00 mark of the first.
The Oil Kings would keep up the pressure in the second half of the frame, increasing their lead to 2-0 on a goal by forward Dawson Seitz at 13:26.
That lead would hold until late in the second period when Royals forward Jake Poole (9) would use a powerplay goal to cut the Edmonton lead in half at the 15:36 mark. Forwards Carter Dereniwsky and Caleb Willms would collect assists on the play.
However, the Oil Kings would respond with a power play marker of their own by forward Carson Golder (3) to bring the score to 3-1 at 17:52 .
The back-and forth action would continue as the second period wound to a close, with Royals forward Alex Edwards (2) bringing his team back within a goal at the 19:20 mark. The game would enter the third with Edmonton holding a 3-2 advantage.
Defenceman Luke Shipley and forward Reggie Newman recorded assists on the goal by Edwards.
Forward Anthony Wilson (2) would keep the momentum going for Victoria to start the third, tying the game at 3-3 at the 3:56 mark. Reggie Newman would pick up his second point of the night with an assist on the goal.
Both teams would trade power plays near the end of the frame, however neither was able to find the back of the net and the game would head to overtime with the score tied 3-3.
In the extra frame, Edmonton forward Rhett Melnyk would collect the game-winning goal at the 3:57 mark to hand the Oil Kings the 4-3 victory.
Looking ahead, Edmonton will take the rest of the weekend off as they get set for a road battle with the Moose Jaw Warriors this Tuesday night.
The Royals, meanwhile, will make the long trip back to the Island where they are set to host the Portland Winterhawks for a two game home stand at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12.
Puck drop for Friday’s contest is set for 7:05 pm, while Saturday’s game will begin at 6:05 pm.
The next set of Royals home games will be on Nov. 11 and 12 against the Portland Winterhawks. Tickets can be purchased at selectyourtickets.com.
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