Recap: Royals (6) vs. Chiefs (9) – Game 4, Round 2 – April 18th, 2025

Victoria, B.C.—Tonight, the Victoria Royals continued their second-round playoff series against the Spokane Chiefs with Game 4 at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

 

Nathan Mayes opened the scoring for Spokane at 7:41 of the first period. At 11:34, Owen Martin scored a goal, with Mathias Preston scoring just under a minute later. Rasmus Ekström scored at 14:01 before Andrew Cristall added a goal at 15:45, leaving the Chiefs with a 5-0 lead after 20 minutes of play.

 

At 11:22 of the second period, Teydon Trembecky netted a goal on the power play with Cole Reschny and Justin Kipkie assisting. Rasmus Ekström then scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 12:43, and followed with his third goal just 18 seconds later. In the period’s dying minute, Caleb Matthews netted a goal with assists from Escalus Burlock and Justin Kipkie, leaving the Chiefs with a 7-2 lead after two periods.

 

While shorthanded, Hayden Moore scored a goal at 2:18 of the third period as Justin Kipkie and Reggie Newman assisted. Just under a minute later, Mathias Preston scored his second goal of the game on the power play. Brandon Lisowsky then scored a power play goal at 5:22, assisted by Kenta Isogai and Cole Reschny. At 7:39, Teydon Trembecky scored his second goal of the game, with assists from Keaton Verhoeff and Cole Reschny, to cut the Chiefs lead down to three. Berkly Catton then scored at 10:06. During a power play at 15:41, Cole Reschny netted a goal with assists from Justin Kipkie and Kenta Isogai, leaving a final score of 9-6 for the Chiefs as the series sits even at 2-2.

 

Scoring Summary


1st Period

7:41 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Nathan Mayes (1) assisted by Brayden Crampton and Cameron Parr

11:39 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Owen Martin (1) assisted by Assanali Sarkenov and Chase Harrington

12:24 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Mathias Preston (5) assisted by Rasmus Ekström

14:01 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Rasmus Ekström (4) assisted by Brayden Crampton

15:45 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Andrew Cristall (11) assisted by Shea Van Olm and Berkly Catton

 

2nd Period

11:22 Victoria Royals Goal

Teydon Trembecky (7) assisted by Cole Reschny and Justin Kipkie

12:43 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Rasmus Ekström (5) assisted by Shea Van Olm and Andrew Cristall

13:01 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Rasmus Ekström (6) assisted by Shea Van Olm and Berkly Catton

19:49 Victoria Royals Goal

Caleb Matthews (1) assisted by Escalus Burlock and Justin Kipkie

 

3rd Period

2:18 Victoria Royals Goal

Hayden Moore (1) assisted by Justin Kipkie and Reggie Newman

3:06 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Mathias Preston (6) assisted by Sam Oremba and Chase Harrington

5:22 Victoria Royals Goal

Brandon Lisowsky (5) assisted by Kenta Isogai and Cole Reschny

7:39 Victoria Royals Goal

Teydon Trembecky (8) assisted by Keaton Verhoeff and Cole Reschny

10:06 Spokane Chiefs Goal

Berkly Catton (6) assisted by Andrew Cristall and Saige Weinstein

15:41 Victoria Royals Goal

Cole Reschny (8) assisted by Justin Kipkie and Kenta Isogai

 

Shots on Goal

 

Royals – 18

Chiefs – 46

 

Powerplay

 

Royals – 3/6

Chiefs – 3/6

 

Goalie Stats

 

Royals

 

Hicks— 7/10

Kraus—29/35

 

Chiefs

 

Cowan— 12/18

 

What’s Next?

 

The second round series between the Royals and Chiefs will resume tomorrow night at the SOFMC for game five, puck drop is set for 6:05 p.m.