Royals fall 5-3 to Giants
Port Coquitlam, BC – The Victoria Royals made their way back into B.C. for the first of two preseason games against the Vancouver Giants. The back-and-forth contest saw a nail-biting finish, with the Royals not able to push the overtime frame.
The Royals got on the board first with a powerplay marker from Caleb Matthews. The Giants answered with a tally from Tobias Tomik to even the score.
Nolen Miller found the back of the net early in the second to pull the Giants ahead by one. Sam Charko extends the Giants lead to two, around the 15-minute mark of the frame bringing the score to 3-1 for the Giants after 40 minutes of play.
Caleb Matthews brought the Royals back within one on his second powerplay marker of the evening, assisted by Miles Cooper and Nolan Stewart. Just over two minutes later, the Giants responded with a quick goal by Colton Gerrio, to extend their lead by two. Kristian Lima recorded his first of the preseason at 17:29, assisted by Axel Bisbee and Ashton Brow to cut the lead by one.
The Giants reclaimed their two-goal lead with a goal from Sam Charko at 19:52 and sealed the game with an empty-net goal in the final minutes of the frame to bring the final score to 5-3.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
1:50 Victoria Royals Goal
Caleb Matthews (3) unassisted.
12:32 Vancouver Giants Goal
Tobias Tomik (1) unassisted.
2nd Period
1:42 Vancouver Giants Goal
Nolen Miller (2) unassisted.
14:45 Vancouver Giants Goal
Sam Charko (1) assisted by Kaleb Hartmann.
3rd Period
6:20 Victoria Royals Goal
Caleb Matthews (4) assisted by Nolan Stewart and Miles Cooper.
8:34 Vancouver Giants Goal
Colton Gerrior (1) assisted by Louis Oscar Holowaychuk.
17:29 Victoria Royals Goal
Kristian Lima (1) assisted by Axel Bisbee and Ashton Brow.
19:52 Vancouver Giants Goal
Sam Charko (2) unassisted.
Shots on Goal
Royals – 29
Giants – 36
Powerplay
Royals – 2/5
Giants – 1/6
Goalie Stats
Cole Prelusky – 31/35
Donovan Knapp – 10/11
Oliver Bryks – 17/18
What’s Next
The Royals wrap up the preseason against the Vancouver Giants on Sunday, September 13, at 2:00 PM at the Langley Events Centre.
