GAME DAY: Friday, March 14 at Victoria
Victoria, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants (31-24-8-0) begin a home-and-home on the Island against the Victoria Royals (36-16-3-7) tonight at 7:05 p.m. PST.
The G-Men are going for their fourth straight victory, following a 3-1 win at home over Prince George this past Sunday, a 5-1 win on the road over Kamloops on Saturday and a 3-1 win at home versus Wenatchee the previous Sunday.
With five games remaining, Vancouver is trying to catch the Portland Winterhawks for fifth place in the Western Conference standings, who currently sit two points ahead of them.
The Royals are 4-1-1 in their last six, but suffered back-to-back losses to the Spokane Chiefs last weekend, losing 9-2 and 2-1 (SO). Victoria is in a tie with Prince George for the B.C. Division lead, both with 82 points, but the Royals have two games in hand. Those two teams play each other twice next weekend to close out their regular seasons.
Vancouver is 2-4-0 against Victoria so far in 2024-25.
HOW TO TUNE IN
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LAST MEETING: FEB. 14/25: VAN 4 vs. VIC (SO)
Two goals from Ty Halaburda and nine saves from Burke Hood between overtime and a shootout led to a 4-3 Vancouver Giants win over the Victoria Royals on Feb. 14 at the Langley Events Centre.
Captain Mazden Leslie also scored in regulation for Vancouver, while Adam Titlbach delivered the only goal in the shootout, dazzling with a one-handed goal, much like Peter Forsberg introduced to the hockey world in 1994.
Victoria erased a 2-0 deficit early in the third period when Nolan Stewart, Kenta Isogai and Justin Kipkie each found the back of the net in a span of 4:54 to give the visitors a 3-2 lead. Halaburda would tie the game 3-3 with only 3:35 remaining to force overtime, which led to Hood’s heroics and Titlbach’s eventual game-winner.
VAN LAST 5 GAMES (3-1-1) | 15 GF, 10 GA
| DATE | VAN RESULT | SCORE | VAN SCORERS | IN GOAL | GWG |
| March 9 | WIN | VAN 3 vs. PG 1 | Schmidt, Levis, Leslie (ENG) | Hood (36/37) | Levis (VAN) |
| March 8 | WIN | VAN 5 at KAM 1 | Halaburda (2), Lipinski, Levis, Schmidt | Hood (33/34) | Lipinski (VAN) |
| March 2 | WIN | VAN 3 vs. WEN 1 | Thorpe, Leslie (2) | Hood (39/40) | Leslie (VAN) |
| March 1 | LOSS | VAN 2 at EVT 4 | Halaburda, Leslie | Smith (32/36) | Rymon (EVT) |
| Feb. 28 | OT LOSS | VAN 2 at TC 3 (OT) | Lipinski (2) | Hood (46/49) | Smith (TC) |
2024-25 TEAM RANKS
| VANCOUVER | VICTORIA | |
| Record | 31-24-8-0 | 36-16-3-7 |
| Points | 70 | 82 |
| Points % | .556 | .661 |
| Conference Rank | 6th | 4th |
| Last 10 | 5-3-2-0 | 6-2-0-2 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.78 (7th) | 4.00 (4th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.75 (15th) | 3.21 (8th) |
| Goal Differential | +2 (12th) | +49 (5th) |
| Power Play % | 25.5% (8th) | 27.4% (4th) |
| Penalty Kill % | 75.4% (13th) | 72.9% (19th) |
| Penalty Min./Game | 12.02 (5th) | 10.79 (2nd) |
SEASON SERIES VS. VICTORIA (2-4-0; 8 H2H)
| DATE | LOCATION | RESULT |
| Dec. 13, 2024 | Save on Foods Memorial Arena | 4-0 L |
| Dec. 14, 2024 | LEC | 6-3 L |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | Save on Foods Memorial Arena | 7-6 SOW |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | LEC | 5-2 L |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | Save on Foods Memorial Arena | 5-2 L |
| Feb. 15, 2025 | LEC | 4-3 SOW |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | Save on Foods Memorial Arena | 7:05 PM PST |
| March 15, 2025 | LEC | 7:00 PM PST |
LOOK AHEAD
Vancouver plays Victoria tonight and tomorrow before travelling to Portland for a Sunday matinee.
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT/TIME |
| Friday, March 14 | Victoria | Save on Foods Memorial Centre | 7:05 PM |
| Saturday, March 15 | Victoria | Langley Events Centre | 7:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 16 | Portland | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 4:00 PM |
