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GAME SUMMARY

The Winterhawks opened the scoring on a power play four minutes into the contest when Chyzowski sniped one high from the left circle.

Vancouver responded not long after with two goals in 26 seconds. First it was Schmidt putting home the loose puck after Jaden Lipinski was robbed for his 21st of the season.

21 goals in 19 games, not too shabby for Cameron Schmidt 🔥@TheWHL pic.twitter.com/6CIAwX4amR

— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) November 17, 2024

That was followed up by Thorpe’s eighth of the season thanks to a good pass from the right wall from Jakob Oreskovic.

Won't even let the PA finish the last goal call

Tyler Thorpe puts the @WHLGiants ahead by one@CanadiensMTL | #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/upTUUGH8LQ

— The WHL (@TheWHL) November 17, 2024

Just 25 seconds into the second period, the Giants scored the prettiest goal of the night when Lipinski and Halaburda connected for a tap-in goal, making it 3-1.

Tic-Tac-Ty Halaburda 🗣️@WHLGiants pic.twitter.com/yWoyMcCehK

— The WHL (@TheWHL) November 17, 2024

Portland got back to within one on another power play when Yaremko got a pass from the goal line from Chyzowski and chipped it past Hutchison’s blocker to cut Vancouver’s lead to 3-2.

Then Vancouver responded with a pair of power play goals of their own.

At the 6:02 mark of the second, Schmidt scored his second of the night and 22nd of the season from the right face-off dot to make ti 4-2.

Several minutes later, Roberts point shot beat goaltender Marek Schlenker cleanly to give the G-Men a 5-2 advantage.

Robby's first of the season!! 🚨@TheWHL | @SanJoseSharks pic.twitter.com/OdUodV4VJe

— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) November 17, 2024

Before the second period came to a close, the Giants three-goal lead evaporated, after the Winterhawks scored three times in a span of 2:32.

Buttazzoni, Zakreski and McDonough all scored one after the other to stun the crowd and tie the game 5-5 after 40 minutes.

Neither team could score in the third period, which included some big stops from Hutchison a pair of Winterhawks power plays.

The overtime saw non-stop action with each goaltender coming up big a couple times, before Thompson took a pass from Yaremko on a 2-on-1 and ended it with a shot to the top corner from the left circle.