GAME DAY: Wednesday, February 26 at Spokane
Spokane, WA – The Vancouver Giants (28-22-7-0) begin a crucial week tonight in Spokane against the Chiefs (39-17-1-1), who they haven’t beaten yet this season in three tries.
Vancouver will play four games in the next five days, all against U.S. Division opponents.
The Giants are coming off a 1-1-1 weekend, while the Chiefs went 2-1 last weekend.
Vancouver currently sits in seventh place in the Western Conference with 11 games remaining, two points back of the fifth-place Portland Winterhawks. Spokane is in third place in the West, seven points of Everett for the conference lead.
The G-Men are 0-2-1 against Spokane this season, with tonight being the final H2H.
HOW TO TUNE IN
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LAST MEETING: FEB. 2/25: VAN 2 vs. SPO 5
The Spokane Chiefs broke a 2-2 deadlock midway through the third period and added two empty net goals to defeat the Vancouver Giants 5-2 on February 2 at the Langley Events Centre. Cameron Schmidt and Tyler Thorpe provided the goals for Vancouver. Burke Hood stopped 41 of 44 shots in the Giants crease.
VAN LAST 5 GAMES (3-1-1) | 21 GF, 16 GA
DATE | VAN RESULT | SCORE | VAN SCORERS | IN GOAL | GWG |
Feb. 23 | LOSS | VAN 2 at WEN 6 | Titlbach, Sparks | Hood (25/31) | Rios (WEN) |
Feb. 22 | OT LOSS | VAN 3 vs. KEL 4 (OT) | Sparks, Thorpe, Roberts | Smith (18/22) | Sharpe (KEL) |
Feb. 21 | WIN | VAN 5 at KEL 1 | Lipinski (2), Thorpe, Sparks, Titlbach | Hood (33/34) | Thorpe (VAN) |
Feb. 17 | WIN | VAN 7 vs. PG 2 | Sparks (2), Titlbach (2), Levis (2), Leslie | Hood (32/34) | Levis (VAN) |
Feb. 15 | SO WIN | VAN 4 vs. VIC 3 (SO) | Leslie, Halaburda (2) | Hood (27/30) | Titlbach, SO (VAN) |
2024-25 TEAM RANKS
VANCOUVER | SPOKANE | |
Record | 28-22-7-0 | 39-17-1-1 |
Points | 63 | 80 |
Points % | .553 | .690 |
Conference Rank | 7th | 3rd |
Last 10 | 5-4-1-0 | 7-1-1-1 |
Goals For/Game | 3.86 (9th) | 4.33 (1st) |
Goals Against/Game | 3.89 (15th) | 2.98 (4th) |
Goal Differential | -2 (12th) | +78 (2nd) |
Power Play % | 26.0% (6th) | 29.8% (1st) |
Penalty Kill % | 74.8% (16th) | 81.4% (2nd) |
Penalty Min./Game | 12.58 (6th) | 16.31 (17th) |
SEASON SERIES VS. SPOKANE (0-2-1; 4 H2H)
DATE | LOCATION | RESULT |
Oct. 25, 2024 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 4-3 OTL |
Nov. 23, 2024 | LEC | 5-1 L |
Feb. 2, 2025 | LEC | 5-2 L |
Feb. 26, 2025 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 7:05 PM PST |
LOOK AHEAD
Vancouver continues the trip in Kennewick on Friday against Tri-City and Everett on Saturday against the Silvertips, before playing their RE/MAX presents Nickelodeon Night at the LEC on Sunday, March 2 vs. Wenatchee.
DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULT/TIME |
Wednesday, February 26 | Spokane | Spokane Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 7:05 PM |
Friday, February 28 | Tri-City | Toyota Center | 7:05 PM |
Saturday, March 1 | Everett | Angel of the Winds Arena | 6:05 PM |
Sunday, March 2 | Wenatchee | Langley Events Centre | 4:00 PM |