Royals bested by Wild in first of back-to-back
Victoria, BC. — The Victoria Royals returned home tonight to host the Wenatchee Wild in the opening matchup of a back-to-back clash at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
The Wild opened the scoring with a breakaway goal from Aiden Grossklaus just before the five-minute mark of the first period. They doubled their lead with a tuck from Zane Saab at 14:05, and the Royals trailed 2-0 headed into the first intermission.
After a scoreless middle frame, Wenatchee notched three straight in the first half of the third period to take a five-goal lead. The Royals got on the board with a goal from Ludovic Perreault at 8:49, assisted by Max Silver, but a power play goal from Caelan Joudrey sealed Wenatchee’s 6-1 win over Victoria.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
4:59 Wenatchee Wild Goal
Aiden Grossklaus (12) unassisted
14:05 Wenatchee Wild Goal
Zane Saab (7) assisted by Rui Han and Daniel Vaillant
2nd Period
No Scoring
3rd Period
3:30 Wenatchee Wild Goal
Luka Shcherbyna (21) assisted by Caelan Joudrey and Rui Han
6:10 Wenatchee Wild Goal
Zane Saab (8) assisted by Darian Rolsing and Rui Han
8:20 Wenatchee Wild Goal
Grady Wedman (8) unassisted
8:49 Victoria Royals Goal
Ludovic Perreault (17) assisted by Max Silver
13:06 Wenatchee Wild Goal
Caelan Joudrey (15) assisted by Levi Benson and Mason Kraft
Shots on Goal
Royals – 32
Wild – 34
Powerplay
Royals – 0/0
Wild – 1/2
Goalie Stats
Royals
Ethan Eskit – 22/27
Jake Pilon – 6/7
Wild
Cal Conway – 31/32
What’s Next
The Royals and Wild will be back at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre tomorrow night at 6:05 PM to close their season series.
