Giants Snag Single Point Wednesday In Overtime Loss to Tri-City
Wednesday night at the Langley Events Centre the Vancouver Giants (22-29-4-0) dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the visiting Tri-City Americans (16-36-5-0). Petr Moravec scored 1:37 into overtime giving Tri-City their first win in a span of eight games. Sam Huo added a shorthanded goal in regulation for Tri-City while Alex Cotton responded with the lone tally for Vancouver in the first period. The shots were 36-22 Vancouver.
GIANTS HAVE NOW EARNED POINTS IN THREE STRAIGHT GAMES
1st Period:
TC – 7:27 into the first period, Samuel Huo (26) stole the puck from the Giants defender, cut to the front of the net, and tucked a shorthanded goal past Will Gurski to stake the Americans to a 1-0 lead.
VAN – 1:59 later Alex Cotton responded for Vancouver by swatting home a Mazden Leslie rebound at 9:26. Jaden Lipinski recorded the second assist on the Giants power play marker.
Shots: 11-10 Vancouver
2nd Period:
No Scoring
Shots: 12-7 Vancouver
3rd Period:
No Scoring
Shots: 12-3 Vancouver
Overtime:
TC – Petr Moravec ended the game at 1:37 of overtime with his 14th goal of the season that came off a two-on-one rush down the left-wing. Moravec’s shot snuck over Will Gurski’s right shoulder and under the post to give Tri-City the two points.
Shots: 2-1 Tri-City
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Tri-City Americans 2 – Vancouver 1 (Overtime)
Final Shots: 36-22 Vancouver
Will Gurski: 20/22 Saves for Vancouver
Tomas Suchanek: 35/36 for Tri-City
Vancouver Power Play; 1/5
Tri-City Power Play: 0/1
3 Stars:
- Mazden Leslie (VAN – 1A)
- Samuel Huo (TC – 1G)
- Jacob Boucher (VAN – 4 Shots)
Next Game: Friday at home against the Everett Silvertips at 7:30 PM.
NOTES
- Jaden Lipinski extended his point streak to three straight games with an assist. In his last three games he’s got three goals and two assists for five points.
- Of Alex Cotton’s 10 goals since joining the Giants, tonight’s was the first that came on home ice.
- The Giants with a single point on Wednesday increased their lead on both Spokane and Prince George to five points in the Western Conference standings. The Giants are currently in sixth place with 48 points.
- Tom Cadieux left the game in the first period with an upper-body injury.
- Jacob Boucher, Tom Cadieux and Payton Mount all returned to the Giants lineup tonight after missing recent games with injury.
