GAME DAY: Wednesday, January 8 at Prince George
Prince George, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants (19-15-4-0) go for the split tonight at 7 p.m. in the rematch against the Prince George Cougars (23-10-3-2) at CN Centre.
The G-Men are coming off a 4-2 loss last night in the first half of the doubleheader and are now 1-3-1 in five games against the Cougars so far this season. Last year, they went 2-6-0 against P.G.
Vancouver played well last night, especially in the second period, but Joshua Ravensbergen improved to 8-0-0 lifetime against his hometown team with 26 saves. Ultimately, two Cougars goals 2:05 apart early in the third was the difference in the hockey game. Cameron Schmidt (29th) and Mazden Leslie (8th) scored the two goals for the G-Men.
Burke Hood delivered another solid performance in goal for the Giants with 25 saves.
Vancouver is 6-4-0-0 in their last 10, while the Cougars are 8-2-0-0. Prince George is 12-2-3-2 on home ice this season.
HOW TO TUNE IN
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VAN LAST 5 GAMES (3-2-0) | 21 GF, 15 GA
| DATE | RESULT | SCORE | VAN SCORERS | IN GOAL | GWG |
| Jan. 7 | LOSS | VAN 2 at PG 4 | Schmidt, Leslie | Hood (25/28) | Lajoie (PG) |
| Jan. 4 | WIN | VAN 7 at KEL 0 | Titlbach (2), Schmidt, Thorpe, Zimmer, Lipinski, Oreskovic | Hood (44/44) | Titlbach (VAN) |
| Jan. 3 | WIN | VAN 3 vs. WEN 0 | Lin, Schmidt, Halaburda | Hood (27/27) | Lin (VAN) |
| Jan. 1 | LOSS | VAN 2 vs. VIC 5 | Hoilett, Olson | Hood (25/26)
Hutchison (16/20) |
Trembecky (VIC) |
| Dec. 31 | WIN | VAN 7 at VIC 6 (SO) | Olson, Thorpe (2), Schmidt, Lipinski, Zimmer | Hood (14/17)
Hutchison (0/3) |
Sparks SO (VAN) |
TALE OF THE TAPE (2024-25 REG SEASON)
| VANCOUVER | STAT | PRINCE GEORGE |
| 19-15-4 (42 points) | RECORD | 23-10-3-2 (51 points) |
| .553 | POINTS % | .671 |
| 3rd/7th | DIV/CONF RANK | 1st/2nd |
| 6-4-0-0 | LAST 10 | 8-2-0-0 |
| 11-7-1-0 | HOME RECORD | 12-2-3-2 |
| 8-8-3-0 | ROAD RECORD | 11-8-0-0 |
| 143
(3.76 – 9th) |
GOALS FOR
(Per Game) |
144
(3.79 – 8th) |
| 149
(3.92 – 15th) |
GOALS AGAINST
(Per game) |
117
(3.08 – 3rd) |
| -6 (15th) | GOAL DIFF | +27 (4th) |
| 24.5% (9th) | POWER PLAY | 22.1% (16th) |
| 73.8% (18th) | PENALTY KILL | 82.7% (2nd) |
| Schmidt (29-16-45)
Leslie (8-30-38) Thorpe (15-18-33) |
LEADERS | Parascak (17-33-50)
Heidt (19-30-49) Valis (20-28-48) |
| Schmidt – 28 Goals | TOP GOAL SCORER | Ziemmer – 22 Goals |
| Leslie – 37 Points | TOP SCORING D-MAN | Kmec (35 Points) |
SEASON SERIES VS. PRINCE GEORGE (1-3-1; 8 H2H)
| DATE | LOCATION | RESULT/TIME |
| Sept. 27, 2024 | LEC | 6-3 L |
| Nov. 9, 2024 | CN Centre | 7-1 L |
| Nov. 10, 2024 | CN Centre | 5-4 OTL |
| Nov. 24, 2024 | LEC | 4-3 W |
| Jan. 7, 2025 | CN Centre | 4-2 L |
| Jan. 8, 2025 | CN Centre | 7:00 PM PT |
| Feb. 17, 2025 | LEC | 2:00 PM PT |
| March 9, 2025 | LEC | 4:00 PM PT |
NEXT 5 GAMES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT/TIME |
| Wednesday, January 8 | Prince George | CN Centre | 7:00 PM |
| Friday, January 10 | Kamloops | Sandman Centre | 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, January 11 | Kelowna | LEC | 7:00 PM |
| Friday, January 17 | Tri-City | LEC | 7:00 PM |
| Sunday, January 19 | Brandon | LEC | 2:00 PM |
