Royals edged out by Everett
Victoria, BC. — The Victoria Royals were back at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre to host the Everett Silvertips and kick off their final homestand of the 2025-26 regular season. A tightly contested battle saw the teams close in shots and face-off wins through 60 minutes of play, but Everett came out on top, besting the Royals 5-2.
Everett opened the scoring with a goal from Zackary Shantz at the two-minute mark of the first period. The Royals were unable to get on the board through the opening frame, and the Silvertips led 1-0 headed into the first intermission.
Caleb Matthews tipped in the equalizer goal off a pass from Heath Nelson at 4:33 of the second period. The Royals took their first lead of the night with a powerplay marker from Nolan Stewart just before the 15-minute mark of the frame, assisted by Odin Vauhkonen and Heath Nelson. Victoria outshot Everett 10-5 in the second period, and held the 2-1 lead after 40 minutes of play.
The Silvertips knotted the game at two with a powerplay goal from Julies Miettinen early in the third period, and took a two-goal lead with back-to-back goals around the midway mark of the frame. An empty-net goal from Mathias Vanhanen in the final minutes of the game sealed the Silvertips’ 5-2 victory over the Royals.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
2:00 Everett Silvertips Goal
Zackary Shantz (27) assisted by Rylan Gould and Tarin Smith
2nd Period
4:33 Victoria Royals Goal
Caleb Matthews (13) assisted by Heath Nelson
14:40 Victoria Royals Goal
Nolan Stewart (15) assisted by Odin Vauhkonen and Heath Nelson.
3rd Period
3:08 Everett Silvertips Goal
Julius Miettinen (34) assisted by Rylan Gould and Carter Bear
6:37 Everett Silvertips Goal
Rhys Jamieson (12) assisted by Kayd Ruedig and Carter Bear
8:39 Everett Silvertips Goal
Matias Vanhanen (20) unassisted
Shots on Goal
Royals – 29
Silvertips – 29
Powerplay
Royals – 1/5
Silvertips – 1/1
Goalie Stats
Royals
Jake Pilon – 24/28
Silvertips
Anders Miller – 27/29
What’s Next
The Royals will host the Prince George Cougars for a double-header to close out the regular season. Puck drop for the first game is set for 7:05 PM this Friday, March 20th at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
