Cougars Grab Second Of Back-To-Back’s With Victoria
Victoria, BC – Saturday night saw the Victoria Royals (0-4-0-0) and Prince George Cougars (3-1-0-0) go head-to-head for the second time in as many nights at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
The same two goaltenders got the start for their respective teams as Braden Holt got the nod for the Royals while Ty Young got the call for Prince George.
Victoria would strike first giving the home crowd an energy boost as Austin Zemlak notched his first of the season just 34 seconds into the contest. Nate Misskey drew the lone asisst on the play which extended his point streak to four games to start the season. The Royals would carry that one goal lead into the intermission.
The middle frame started in a similar fashion to the opening period as Tanner Scott grabbed his second in as many games to extend the Royals lead to two goals. Prince George would bounce back midway through the period as Riley Heidt scored twice on the man-advantage to even things up at two.
Prince George would strike first in the final frame as Terik Parascak got the Cougars their first lead of the game just over a minute into the period. They would extend their lead to two goals midway through the period via a short handed marker.
Cole Reschny would grab his first on the season late in the third period to make it a one goal contest. Prince George would seal the deal on an empty net goal from Dezainde as he tallied his second of the period.
The Cougars would take it by a 5-3 final.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
0:34 – Victoria Royals Goal
Austin Zemlak (1) assisted by Nate Misskey
2nd Period
0:48 – Victoria Royals Goal
Tanner Scott (2) assisted by Reggie Newman and Robin Sapousek
10:27 – Prince George Cougars Goal (PP)
Riley Heidt (3) assisted by Onrej Becher
17:53 – Prince George Cougars Goal (PP)
Riley Heidt (4) assisted by Onrej Becher and Hudson Thornton
3rd Period
1:02 – Prince George Cougars Goal
Terik Parascak (8) assisted by Hudson Thornton
9:31 – Prince George Cougars Goal (SH)
Carlin Dezainde (1) assisted by Bauer Dumanski
17:08 – Victoria Roayls Goal
Cole Reschny (1) assisted by Brayden Schuurman
19:13 – Prince George Cougars (EN)
Carlin Dezainde (2) unnasisted
Shots On Goal
Royals – 28
Cougars – 32
Powerplay
Royals – 0/2
Cougars – 2/4
Goalie Stats
Royals
Braden Holt – 27/31
Cougars
Ty Young – 25/28
What’s Next
The Royals will hit the road next weekend for a pair of games in the Interior. They will open up the weekend on Friday, October 6 as they take on the Kamloops Blazers at the Sandman Centre. Following that, they will make the quick trip down Highway 97 for a matchup in Kelowna with the Rockets on Monday, October 8.
