PLAYOFF GAME DAY: Saturday, April 5 at Spokane
Spokane, WA – The Vancouver Giants fight for their playoff lives on Saturday night, as they face elimination in game five against the Spokane Chiefs, currently trailing the best-of-seven series 3-1.
Vancouver lost 4-1 in Game 1 and 7-5 in Game 2 at home, but came back with a 3-2 win in Game 3 on Wednesday on the road. Spokane responded with a 6-2 win on home ice on Thursday.
The Giants were shorthanded eight times in their Game 4 loss, surrendering three power play goals. Maxim Muranov and Cameron Schmidt each scored for Vancouver, one in the first and one in the third, but Spokane was in control the whole way, thanks to six consecutive goals in the first 27 minutes of the game.
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HOW TO TUNE IN
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FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
| GAME | DATE | AWAY | HOME | TIME |
| 1 | Friday, March 28 | Spokane | Vancouver | 4-1 L |
| 2 | Sunday, March 30 | Spokane | Vancouver | 7-5 L |
| 3 | Wednesday, April 2 | Vancouver | Spokane | 3-2 W |
| 4 | Thursday, April 3 | Vancouver | Spokane | 6-2 L |
| 5* | Saturday, April 5 | Vancouver | Spokane | 6:05 p.m. PT |
| 6* | Monday, April 7 | Spokane | Vancouver | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 7* | Wednesday, April 9 | Vancouver | Spokane | 7:05 p.m. PT |
*If Necessary
GIANTS 2025 PLAYOFF STATS LEADERS:
Goals (2) – Levis & Schmidt Tied
Assists (5) – Mittelsteadt & Schmidt Tied
Points (7) – Cameron Schmidt
Shots on Goal (21) – Cameron Schmidt
PIM (6) – Two Players Tied
Plus/Minus (0) – Three players tied
2024-25 REGULAR SEASON TEAM H2H
| VANCOUVER | STAT | SPOKANE |
| 34-26-8-0 (76 points) | RECORD | 45-20-1-2 (93 points) |
| 0.559 | POINTS % | 0.684 |
| 3rd/6th | DIV/CONF RANK | 2nd/3rd |
| 21-10-3-0 | HOME RECORD | 23-9-1-1 |
| 13-16-5-0 | ROAD RECORD | 22-11-0-1 |
| 252
(3.71 – 9th) |
GOALS FOR
(Per Game) |
292
(4.29 – 2nd) |
| 246
(3.62 – 13th) |
GOALS AGAINST
(Per game) |
202
(2.97 – 5th) |
| +6 (12th) | GOAL DIFF | +90 (3rd) |
| 25.5% (6th) | POWER PLAY | 28.9% (1st) |
| 76.0% (13th) | PENALTY KILL | 80.8% (3rd) |
| Schmidt (40-38-78)
Leslie (21-51-72) Halaburda (29-33-62) |
LEADERS | Cristall (48-84-132)
Catton (38-71-109) Van Olm (49-43-92) |
| Schmidt – 40 Goals | TOP GOAL SCORER | Van Olm – 49 Goals |
| Leslie – 72 Points | TOP SCORING D-MAN | Crampton – 71 Points |
SEASON SERIES VS. SPOKANE (0-3-1; 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 | 4-3 L |
