GAME DAY: Tuesday, January 7 at Prince George
Prince George, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants (19-14-4-0) look to keep the good times rolling when they visit the Prince George Cougars (22-10-3-2) on Tuesday night at CN Centre at 7 p.m.
The G-Men are coming off back-to-back shutouts: 3-0 over Wenatchee on Friday at home and 7-0 over Kelowna on the road on Saturday. Giants goaltender Burke Hood hasn’t allowed a goal in his last 149 minutes and 48 seconds of action and was named the WHL’s Goaltender of the Week yesterday. Offensively, Vancouver has gotten contributions from a number of sources as of late: 10 different Giants have found the back of the net in the last three games.
Both Vancouver and Prince George have won six of their last seven games.
The G-Men made a pair of trades on Tuesday morning, acquiring 19-year-old goaltender Brady Smith and 20-year-old forward Maxim Muranov. Both will join the team on Tuesday.
The Giants are 1-2-1 vs. the Cougars so far this season. They won the last head-to-head meeting on home ice on Nov. 24 by a score of 4-3. Tyson Zimmer had two goals in that game, including the game-winner.
The Giants are 7-3-0-0 in their last 10, while the Cougars are 8-2-0-0. Prince George is 11-2-3-2 on home ice this season.
HOW TO TUNE IN
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VAN LAST 5 GAMES (4-1-0) | 21 GF, 16 GA
| DATE | RESULT | SCORE | VAN SCORERS | IN GOAL | GWG |
| 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) |
| Dec. 29 | WIN | VAN 3 vs. KEL 1 | Lipinski, Halaburda (2) | Hutchison (22/23) | Halaburda (VAN) |
TALE OF THE TAPE (2024-25 REG SEASON)
| VANCOUVER | STAT | PRINCE GEORGE |
| 19-14-4 (42 points) | RECORD | 22-10-3-2 (49 points) |
| .568 | POINTS % | .662 |
| 3rd/7th | DIV/CONF RANK | 1st/2nd |
| 7-3-0-0 | LAST 10 | 8-2-0-0 |
| 11-7-1-0 | HOME RECORD | 11-2-3-2 |
| 8-7-3-0 | ROAD RECORD | 11-8-0-0 |
| 141
(3.81 – 8th) |
GOALS FOR
(Per Game) |
140
(3.78 – 9th) |
| 145
(3.92 – 15th) |
GOALS AGAINST
(Per game) |
115
(3.11 – 4th) |
| -4 (15th) | GOAL DIFF | +25 (4th) |
| 24.2% (9th) | POWER PLAY | 22.6% (15th) |
| 73.2% (19th) | PENALTY KILL | 83.2% (1st) |
| Schmidt (28-15-43)
Leslie (7-30-37) Thorpe (15-18-33) |
LEADERS | Parascak (17-32-49)
Valis (19-28-47) Heidt (18-28-46) |
| Schmidt – 28 Goals | TOP GOAL SCORER | Ziemmer – 22 Goals |
| Leslie – 37 Points | TOP SCORING D-MAN | Kmec (33 Points) |
SEASON SERIES VS. PRINCE GEORGE (1-2-1; 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 | 7:00 PM PT |
| 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 |
| Tuesday, January 7 | Prince George | CN Centre | 7:00 PM |
| 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 |
