PREVIEW: Giants Head to Hockeytown North to Face Raiders Wednesday
Saskatoon, Sask. – The Vancouver Giants continue their East Division road trip tonight with the fourth of six games in nine days, taking on the Prince Albert Raiders at 6 p.m. PDT.
The Giants began the trip with their best start of the year by far, getting out to a 3-0 lead in the first 92 seconds against Swift Current last Friday. Unfortunately the Broncos broke a 5-5 deadlock late in the third period and took the two points with a 7-5 win.
The Giants followed that up with a strong effort in Moose Jaw on Saturday, pulling away in the second period with a pair of goals that changed the score from 2-2 to 4-2, before holding on for the 5-3 win.
Last night, the Giants weren’t at their best, falling 6-1 to the Saskatoon Blades in a game where they were outshot 39-16.
The G-Men now face a Raiders squad that is one of only three teams without a regulation loss, at 4-0-1. Prince Albert has allowed just three goals against in their two home games, wins over Saskatoon (4-2) and Red Deer (4-1).
HOW TO TUNE IN
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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight is the first and only head-to-head meeting between Vancouver and Prince Albert this season.
Last year, the Giants defeated them 10-1 when they were on the last leg of their B.C. Division road trip. The year prior, Vancouver prevailed 6-5 in a shootout on January 9 at the Art Hauser.
| vs. PA – LAST 4 H2H (2-2-0) | ||
| DATE | LOCATION | RESULT |
| Oct. 19, 2024 | LEC | 10-1 W |
| January 9, 2024 | Art Hauser Centre | 6-5 SOW |
| February 1, 2023 | LEC | 4-1 L |
| October 8, 2019 | Art Hauser Centre | 4-2 L |
LAST 5 GAMES (2-3-0) | 21 GF, 30 GA
| DATE | VAN RESULT | SCORE | VAN SCORERS | IN GOAL | GWG |
| Oct. 7 | LOSS | VAN 1 at SAS 6 | Chorney | Hood (33/38) | Bowtell (SAS) |
| Oct. 4 | WIN | VAN 5 at MJ 3 | Halaburda (2), Oreskovic, Chorney, Tomik (ENG) | Hood (25/28) | Chorney (VAN) |
| Oct. 3 | LOSS | VAN 5 at SC 7 | Oreskovic, Schmidt, Tomik, Halaburda, Alain | Hood (25/31) | McFaul (SC) |
| Sept. 27 | LOSS | VAN 4 at VIC 9 | Mittelsteadt, Halaburda (2), Sparks | Hood (16/22) | Perreault (VIC) |
| Sept. 26 | OT WIN | VAN 6 vs. VIC 5 (OT) | Titlbach (2), Sparks, Lin, Halaburda, Schmidt (GWG) | Hood (31/36) | Schmidt (VAN) |
TALE OF THE TAPE (2025-26 REG SEASON)
| VANCOUVER | STAT | PRINCE ALBERT |
| 2-4-0-0 (4 points) | RECORD | 4-0-1-0 (9 Points) |
| 0.333 | POINTS % | .900 |
| 6th/10th | DIV/CONF RANK | 2nd/3rd |
| 1-1-0-0 | HOME RECORD | 2-0-0-0 |
| 1-3-0-0 | ROAD RECORD | 2-0-1-0 |
| 22 (3.67 – 14th) | GOALS FOR
(Per Game) |
21 (4.20 – 7th) |
| 35 (5.83 – 22nd) | GOALS AGAINST
(Per game) |
14 (2.80 – T-6th) |
| -13 (T-21st) | GOAL DIFF | +7 (7th) |
| 31.6% (T-5th) | POWER PLAY | 31.6% (T-5th) |
| 55.6% (23rd) | PENALTY KILL | 80% (T-7th) |
| Lin (2-8-10)
Schmidt (2-7-9) Halaburda (6-2-8) |
LEADERS | Dube (4-3-7)
Rudolph (2-4-6) Boychuk (0-6-6) |
| Halaburda (6 Goals) | TOP GOAL SCORER | Dube (4 Goals) |
| Lin (2-8-10) | TOP SCORING D-MAN | Rudolph (2-4-6) |
WHAT ARE WE WEARING
The Giants will be wearing their primary white jerseys on Wednesday.
NEXT 5 GAMES
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME |
| October 8, 2025 | at Prince Albert | Art Hauser Centre | 6:00 p.m. PT |
| October 10, 2025 | at Brandon | Westoba Place | 5:00 p.m. PT |
| October 11, 2025 | at Saskatoon | Sasktel Centre | 5:00 p.m. PT |
| October 17, 2025 | vs. Wenatchee | Langley Events Centre | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| October 18, 2025 | at Penticton | SOEC | 6:05 p.m. PT |
