Royals fall 6-1 to Giants in Langley
Langley BC, – The Victoria Royals met the Vancouver Giants for the second time this season, this time at the Langley Events Centre.
The Giants opened the scoring just 2:10 into the first period with a goal from Dennis Emesibe. Vancouver maintained its offensive pressure throughout the opening frame, adding four more goals to take a 5-0 lead into the first intermission.
Vancouver extended its advantage in the second period as Mathis Preston found the back of the net, giving the Giants a 6-0 lead heading into the final frame.
The Royals broke through at 5:19 of the third period when Cameron Schmidt found the back of the net off a feed from Nolan Stewart, putting Victoria on the scoreboard. Despite the Royals’ efforts to generate additional offence, neither team found the back of the net again and the Royals fell 6-1 to the Giants.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
2:10 Vancouver Giants Goal
Dennis Emesibe (2) assisted by Mathis Preston
5:34 Vancouver Giants Goal
Jakob Oreskovic (6) scores assisted by Mathis Preston
8:48 Vancouver Giants Goal
Cam Parr (5) assisted by Mathis Preston and Derek Thurston
14:34 Vancouver Giants Goal
Brogan McNeil (5) assisted by Blake Chorney and Mathis Preston
18:03 Vancouver Giants Goal
Tobias Tomik (5) assisted by Kaleb Hartmann
2nd Period
15:43 Vancouver Giants Goal
Mathis Preston (11) scores assisted by Tobias Tomik and Brogan McNeil
3rd Period
5:19 Victoria Royals Goal
Cameron Schmidt (7) assisted by Nolan Stewart
Shots On Goal
Royals – 25
Giants – 27
Goalie Stats
Proskurin: 21/27
Hood: 24/25
Powerplay
Royals – 0/3
Giants – 2/4
What’s Next
The Royals will be at the Toyota Town Centre in Wenatchee on Sunday November 1st to close out the road trip, with puck drop slated for 5:00pm PCT. All Royals road games are streamed live on the Victoria Royals YouTube channel and Mixlr.
