GAME DAY: Saturday, March 8 at Kamloops
Kamloops, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants (29-24-8-0) battle the Kamloops Blazers (22-34-4-1) on Saturday night at the Sandman Centre at 6:00 p.m.
The G-Men will look to build on their strong record against Kamloops this season, as they are 4-1-1 so far, most recently a 9-2 win on February 1.
After officially clinching a playoff spot a few days ago, Vancouver is in the hunt for fifth place in the West, currently in seventh, but just two points behind Portland for fifth with seven games remaining.
The G-Men went 1-2-1 in four games last week, three of which were on the road. They ended the weekend with a 3-1 win at home on Sunday against Wenatchee.
The Blazers are coming off two mid-week road games: they beat Seattle 3-2 on Tuesday before losing to Portland 4-3 on Wednesday.
HOW TO TUNE IN
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LAST MEETING: FEB. 1/25: VAN 9 vs. KAM 2
The Vancouver Giants raced out to a 4-0 lead on Feb. 1 against the Kamloops Blazers and never looked back, riding their way to a convincing 9-2 win at the Langley Events Centre.
Both Ty Halaburda and Adam Titlbach scored a pair of goals, while Ryan Lin, Connor Levis, Cameron Schmidt, Tyler Thorpe and Caden Cail each found the back of the net as well. Brady Smith stopped 28 of 30 in the Giants crease.
VAN LAST 5 GAMES (1-3-1) | 12 GF, 18 GA
| DATE | VAN RESULT | SCORE | VAN SCORERS | IN GOAL | GWG |
| 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) |
| Feb. 26 | LOSS | VAN 3 at SPO 4 | Thorpe, Levis, Titlbach | Hood (44/48) | Armstrong (SPO) |
| Feb. 23 | LOSS | VAN 2 at WEN 6 | Titlbach, Sparks | Hood (25/31) | Rios (WEN) |
2024-25 TEAM RANKS
| VANCOUVER | KAMLOOPS | |
| Record | 29-24-8-0 | 22-34-4-1 |
| Points | 66 | 49 |
| Points % | .541 | .402 |
| Conference Rank | 7th | 10th |
| Last 10 | 4-4-2-0 | 4-5-0-1 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.77 (9th) | 3.08 (18th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.84 (16th) | 4.07 (19th) |
| Goal Differential | -4 (12th) | -60 (19th) |
| Power Play % | 25.3% (7th) | 26.2% (5th) |
| Penalty Kill % | 74.8% (17th) | 76.2% (11th) |
| Penalty Min./Game | 12.21 (5th) | 11.69 (3rd) |
SEASON SERIES VS. KAMLOOPS (4-1-1; 8 H2H)
| DATE | LOCATION | RESULT |
| Oct. 4, 2024 | LEC | 8-6 W |
| Oct. 27, 2024 | LEC | 3-1 W |
| Nov. 15, 2024 | LEC | 6-2 L |
| Dec. 27, 2024 | Sandman Centre | 4-3 OTW |
| Jan. 10, 2025 | Sandman Centre | 5-4 OTL |
| Feb. 1, 2025 | LEC | 9-2 W |
| March 8, 2025 | Sandman Centre | 6:00 PM PT |
| March 21, 2025 | Sandman Centre | 7:00 PM PT |
LOOK AHEAD
Vancouver’s only two games this weekend are tonight on the road against the Blazers and tomorrow at home against Prince George.
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT/TIME |
| Saturday, March 8 | Kamloops | Sandman Centre | 6:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 9 | Prince George | Langley Events Centre | 4:00 PM |
