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GAME SUMMARY

The Giants came out strong in this one, getting two first period goals from Thorpe.

First, he brought the teddy bears raining down with a power play goal on a quick release from the slot.

🗣️ Tyler Thorpe: LAUNCH THE TEDDY BEARS!!!@TheWHL | @CanadiensMTL | #GoHabsGo https://t.co/NyorxCJKjw pic.twitter.com/IRjx6Iieb0

— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) December 15, 2024

Then, roughly five minutes later, he finished off a broken play after Titlbach nearly split the two Victoria defencemen, as the puck came to him in the slot yet again and he beat Jayden Kraus on the glove side.

"TITLBACH – LEVIS – THORPE" line on fire rn

Tyler Thorpe with his second of the night!@TheWHL | @CanadiensMTL | #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/yUaF3W3kVH

— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) December 15, 2024

Victoria got on the board late in the first period to cut Vancouver’s lead to one after 20 minutes.

The Royals took their first lead of the game when they scored two goals just 22 seconds apart early in the second period. First, Kipkie moved in from the blue line and backhanded a shot under the arm of Burke Hood. Then, at the 3:27 mark of the middle frame, Misskey let a quick point shot go that found the back of the net and spelled the end of Hood’s night.

The Giants found the equalizer before the second period came to an end, end a dribbling puck came to Alain, who slammed it to the top corner from the right circle for his first career WHL goal.

COLTON ALAIN WITH HIS FIRST @TheWHL CAREER GOAL!!!!!!

ATTA BOY, LAINER! 👏 pic.twitter.com/C8LsoTQ9Re

— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) December 15, 2024

Much of the third period remained tied, until Matthews gave the Royals a 4-3 lead with a quick snap shot right off an offensive zone face-off with 7:05 left in the game. Three minutes later, Verhoeff scored the insurance marker off a pass from Brayden Boehm to make it 5-3.

Misskey would score into the empty net from his own zone to make the final score 6-3.