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GAME SUMMARY

Kamloops stormed out of the gate, going up 3-0 within the first 7:52 thanks to two goals from Lafreniere and one from Finnie.

Halaburda got the Giants on the board with a wrap-around goal just a few minutes after Finnie’s 3-0 goal, but the Red Wings draft pick would respond with his second of the game for Kamloops on an odd-man rush at the 12:42 mark of the first period to make it 4-1.

Vancouver scored two important goals before the first period came to a close.

First, Levis launched a one-timer past goaltender Logan Edmonstone and power play with just over five minutes remaining in the frame, and then Leslie fired a shot from the right circle that went in off Gronick to make it 4-3 after 20 minutes.

The G-Men came out guns a blazing in the second.

Obobaifo slid home a rebound off a Roberts point shot less than two minutes into the second, and then Obobaifo scored again several minutes later after taking a a pass from Zimmer and rifling one past Edmonstone’s blocker to give the Giants their first lead of the night at 5-4.

Oreskovic scored from distance after a well-executed give and go with Kolby Gapter to increase the Giants lead to 6-4.

Before the second period ended, Leslie scored shorthanded after Gronick was the first to a loose puck behind the Kamloops net and saw Leslie sneak into the slot for an open look.

Max Sullivan scored for the Blazers to make it 7-5 early in the third, but Levis added an empty-net goal to make seal the deal.