Royals bested in battle against Penticton
Penticton, BC. — The Victoria Royals hit the ice in the Okanagan tonight, facing the Penticton Vees in their final meeting of the regular season. After a hard-fought 60 minutes of play, the Royals were outmatched by the Vees and fell 5-2.
Despite the Royals being unable to convert on their three man-advantage opportunities in the first period, Seth Fryer broke the ice with the opening goal, assisted by Ashton Brown, at 19:00 to give the Royals the 1-0 lead headed into the first intermission.
The Vees got on the board with a power play goal from Jacob Kvasnicka at 8:07 of the second period, and back-to-back Penticton goals around the 15-minute mark of the frame brought the score to 3-1 Vees after 40 minutes of play.
Roan Woodward struck early in the third period, assisted by Timofei Runtso and Wyatt Danyleyko, to bring the Royals back within one. The Vees reclaimed their two-goal lead with a goal from Tristan Petersen at 14:24, and sealed the game with an empty-net goal in the final minutes of the frame to bring the final score to 5-2.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
19:00 Victoria Royals Goal
Seth Fryer (2) assisted by Ashton Brown
2nd Period
8:07 Penticton Vees Goal
Jacob Kvasnicka (32) assisted by Nolan Stevenson and Brady Birnie
14:52 Penticton Vees Goal
Brady Birnie (20) assisted by Louis Wehmann and Matteo Danis
15:16 Penticton Vees Goal
Diego Johnson (19) assisted by Brittan Alstead and Samuel Drancak
3rd Period
4:23 Victoria Royals Goal
Roan Woodward (28) assisted by Timofei Runtso and Wyatt Danyleyko
14:24 Penticton Vees Goal
Tristan Petersen (16) assisted by Jacob Kvasnicka and Ryden Evers
18:51 Penticton Vees Goal
Jacob Kvasnicka (33) assisted by Callum Stone
Shots on Goal
Royals – 23
Vees – 29
Powerplay
Royals – 0/7
Vees – 1/3
Goalie Stats
Royals
Ethan Eskit – 24/28
Vees
Andrew Reyelts – 21/23
What’s Next
Wrapping up their road swing, the Royals will head to Kamloops to take on the Blazers this Monday, February 16th at 2:00 pm.
