RECAP: Giants Grind Out 3-1 Win Over Royals, Stretch Win Streak to 4
Victoria, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants extended their winning streak to four games on Friday night following a 3-1 road win over the Victoria Royals at the Save on Foods Memorial Centre.
The Giants improve to 32-24-8-0 on the season and are now tied with the Portland Winterhawks for fifth place in the Western Conference with 72 points each. Both teams have four games remaining.
Cameron Schmidt had a pair of first period goals, his 37th and 38th tallies of the season, while Tyler Thorpe hit the empty net with 1:26 to go to ensure the victory. Burke Hood was dialled in again, stopping 33 of 34 shots to improve to 18-12-6 on the season. He is 8-2-1 over his last 11 starts with a .939 save percentage.
Brayden Boehm had the lone Royals goal.
THIS AND THAT
- Mazden Leslie recorded two assists on Friday, becoming just the third Giants defenceman in franchise history to reach 70 points in a single season, joining Kevin Connauton (72, 2009-10) and Bowen Byram (71, 2018-19)
- Schmidt is two goals shy of becoming just the sixth Giant to record 40 or more goals in a single season. The five that accomplished it are: Ty Ronning (61), Evander Kane (48), Brendan Gallagher (44, 41, 41), Adam Courchaine (43) and Jordan Martinook (40)
UPCOMING
The Giants host the Royals on Saturday and then wrap up the weekend with a matinee in Portland on Sunday.
Date | Opponent | Time | Location |
Saturday, March 15 | Victoria | 7:00 PM PST | Langley Events Centre |
Sunday, March 16 | Portland | 4:00 PM PST | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |