Royals Fall at Home Against Penticton

Victoria, BC – The Victoria Royals returned to the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre tonight to open a weekend double-header against the Penticton Vees. After taking the lead early in the first, the Vees defeated the Royals with a final score of 6-3.

 

Penticton struck first with a power play goal from Jacob Kvasnicka at 4:34 of the opening frame. A power play goal from Cameron Norrie gave the Vees a two-goal lead just past the midway mark of the period, but the Royals got on the board at 12:12 with a goal from Hayden Moore, assisted by Roan Woodward and Caleb Matthews. The Vees would get another goal from Jacob Kvasnicka to close the first period and bring the score to 3-1 Vees headed into the first intermission.  

 

The Vees opened the second period with goals from Ryden Evers and Tristan Peterson to take a four-goal lead in the first few minutes of the frame. Chase Valliant extended the lead further at 3:43 of the frame, and the Royals trailed 6-1 after 40 minutes of play.  

 

Caleb Matthews scored a power play goal at 8:34 of the third period, assisted by Nolan Stewart and Miles Cooper, to bring the score to 6-2 Vees. A final-minute goal from Ludovic Perreault, assisted by Roan Woodward and Hayden Moore, brought the final score to 6-3. After stepping between the pipes in the second frame, goaltender Jake Pilon held the Vees off for the remainder of the game, saving 18/18 shots in his first appearance as a Royal.  

 

Scoring Summary  

1st Period 

4:34 Penticton Vees Goal 

Jacob Kvasnicka (7) assisted by Nolan Stevenson and Brady Birnie  

11:05 Penticton Vees Goal 

Cameron Norrie (1) assisted by Brittan Alstead and Brooks DeMars 

12:18 Victoria Royals Goal 

Hayden Moore (6) assisted by Roan Woodward and Caleb Matthews 

17:05 Penticton Vees Goal 

Jacob Kvasnicka (8) assisted by Nolan Stevenson and Brittan Alstead  

 

2nd Period 

0:49 Penticton Vees Goal 

Ryden Evers (10) unassisted 

1:12 Penticton Vees Goal 

Tristan Peterson (3) assisted by Ryden Evers and Ethan Weber 

3:43 Penticton Vees Goal 

Chase Valliant (3) assisted by Ethan Weber and Diego Johnson 

 

3rd Period 

8:24 Victoria Royals Goal 

Caleb Matthews (2) assisted by Nolan Stewart and Miles Cooper 

19:10 Victoria Royals Goal 

Ludovic Perreault (4) assisted by Roan Woodward and Odin Vauhkonen 

 

Shots on Goal 

Royals – 15 

Vees – 35 

 

Powerplay 

Royals – 2/3 

Vees – 2/3 

 

Goalie Stats 

 

Royals 

Ethan Eskit – 11/17 

Jake Pilon – 18/18 

 

Vees 

Andrew Reyelts – 12/15 

 

What’s Next 

The Royals host the Vees again tomorrow afternoon to close out the double-header. Puck drop is set for 2:05 PM at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.