PREVIEW: Giants Host Winterhawks Saturday
LANGLEY, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants (20-33-1-2) host the Portland Winterhawks (25-24-5-1) tonight in the fifth and final meeting of the season.
The Giants played in Spokane last night and lost 6-1, but the game was much closer than the score indicates. The Chiefs scored twice into the empty net to stretch a 3-1 lead to 5-1 and then added another for good measure with 31 seconds left.
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TODAY’S MATCHUP
The Giants remain without their two stars Ryan Lin (upper body) and forward Mathis Preston (lower body), who are each still out week-to-week. They both skated today, but have missed a combined 27 games.
The Winterhawks are in the middle of a tight race for the playoffs, currently holding down the 7th seed in the West with 56 points. They lost last night in overtime to Seattle, who are now just three points behind them. In fact, only four points separate the five teams from sixth place to 10th (Spokane, Portland, Tri-City, Victoria, Seattle).
The Giants are 1-3-0 against Portland so far this season.
Vancouver is 2-2-0 in their last four home games, but hasn’t won on the road since mid-December.
| SEASON SERIES vs. POR (1-3-0-0) | ||
| DATE | LOCATION | RESULT |
| Oct. 24, 2025 | LEC | 6-5 L |
| Dec. 5, 2025 | LEC | 3-2 W |
| Dec. 7, 2025 | Veteran Memorial Coliseum | 4-2 L |
| Jan. 3, 2026 | Veteran Memorial Coliseum | 5-4 L |
| Feb. 21, 2026 | LEC | 7:00 PM PST |
LAST 5 GAMES (1-4-0-0) | 9 GF, 19 GA
| DATE | VAN RESULT | SCORE | VAN SCORERS | IN GOAL | GWG |
| Feb. 20 | LOSS | VAN 1 at SPO 6 | Riggall | Hood (16/20) | Harrington (SPO) |
| Feb. 16 | LOSS | VAN 1 vs. SEA 3 | Chorney | Pyne (33/36) | Lovsin (SEA) |
| Feb. 14 | LOSS | VAN 2 at KEL 8 | Domenichelli, Pawlenchuk | Pyne (33/41) | Leslie (KEL) |
| Feb. 13 | WIN | VAN 3 vs. PEN 2 (SO) | Skok, Volotovskii, Oreskovic (SO) | Pyne (35/37) | Oreskovic (VAN) |
| Feb. 7 | LOSS | VAN 0 vs. KAM 5 | Hood (25/26)
Pyne (19/23) |
Gingras (KAM) |
TALE OF THE TAPE (2025-26 REG SEASON)
| VANCOUVER | PORTLAND | |
| 20-33-1-2 — 43 points | Team Record | 25-24-5-1 — 56 points |
| 0.384 | Points % | 0.509 |
| 12th/21st | Conf./WHL Ranking | 7th/13th |
| 2-8-0-0 | Past 10 Games | 4-2-3-1 |
| 0-3-0-0 | Streak | 0-1-1-1 |
| 6-1 L at SPO (Feb. 20) | Last Game | 3-2 OTL at SEA (Feb. 20) |
| 14-14-1-0 | Home Record | 14-9-4-0 |
| 6-19-0-2 | Away Record | 11-15-1-0 |
| 164 (2.93 – 18th) | GF | 197 (3.58 – 11th) |
| 237 (4.23 – 20th) | GA | 216 (3.93 – 18th) |
| -73 (21st) | Goal Differential | -19 (14th) |
| (37/186) 19.9% | PP (Overall) | (50/242) 20.7% |
| (59/205) 71.2% | PK (Overall) | (53/199) 73.4% |
| (5/13) 38.5% | PP vs. Opp. | (5/16) 31.3% |
| (5/16) 68.8% | PK vs. Opp. | (5/13) 61.5% |
| Lin (11-39-50) | Top Scorer | Weiermair (28-41-69) |
WHAT ARE WE WEARING
The Giants will be wearing their black and grey alternate jerseys tonight.
UPCOMING
Next weekend, the Giants host Seattle on Friday and travel to Kamloops on Saturday.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday, February 21 | Portland | Langley Events Centre | 7:00 PM |
| Friday, February 27 | Seattle | Langley Events Centre | 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, February 28 | Kamloops | Sandman Centre | 6:00 PM |
