Recap: Royals (4) vs. Winterhawks (3) – March 1st, 2025
Victoria, B.C. — The Victoria Royals returned to the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre tonight for their final clash of the regular season with the Portland Winterhawks.
Brandon Lisowsky opened the scoring with a goal 21 seconds into the first period, assisted by Brayden Bohem, to give the Royals an early 1-0 lead. The Royals held the lead through the first frame.
Hayden Moore extended the Royals lead at 7:48 of the second period, assisted by Nate Misskey and Cosmo Wilson. The Winterhawks got on the board with a goal from Diego Buttazzoni at 16:56 of the frame, but Reggie Newman responded with a goal 12 seconds later, assisted by Logan Pickford. The Royals held the 3-1 lead after 40 minutes of play.
The Royals lead was cut to one by a power play goal from Diego Buttazzoni at 8:01 of the third frame. Teydon Trembecky netted a goal at 17:06, assisted by Kenta Isogai and Justin Kipkie, to bring the score to 4-2 for the Royals. The Winterhawks responded with a power play marker from Ryan Miller just over one minute later, but the Royals held the one-goal lead to secure the 4-3 win.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
0:21 Victoria Royals Goal
Brandon Lisowsky (38) assisted by Brayden Boehm
2nd Period
7:48 Victoria Royals Goal
Hayden Moore (15) assisted by Nate Misskey and Cosmo Wilson
16:56 Portland Winterhawks Goal
Diego Buttazzoni (31) assisted by Kyle Chyzowski and Josh Zakreski
17:08 Victoria Royals Goal
Reggie Newman (12) assisted by Logan Pickford
3rd Period
8:01 Portland Winterhawks Goal
Diego Buttazzoni (32) assisted by Kyle Chyzowski and Alex Weiermair
17:06 Victoria Royals Goal
Teydon Trembecky (42) assisted by Kenta Isogai and Justin Kipkie
18:07 Portland Winterhawks Goal
Ryan Miller (13) assisted by Tyson Jugnauth and Diego Buttazzoni
Shots on Goal
Royals – 35
Winterhawks – 24
Powerplay
Royals – 0/4
Winterhawks – 2/2
Goalie Stats
Royals
Johnny Hicks – 21/24
Winterhawks
Marek Schlenker – 5/6
Ondrej Stebetak – 26/29
What’s Next
The Royals’ final homestand of the regular season will continue next weekend with a two-game series against the Spokane Chiefs. Puck drop is set for 7:05 PM on Friday, March 7th and 6:05 PM on Saturday, March 8th.
