Royals weathered the storm for a 5-2 win in Lethbridge
Lethbridge, AB – The Victoria Royals met the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena tonight for their sole meeting of the season as Cameron Schmidt suited up for his 200th game in the Western Hockey League.
The Royals coming off two strong games to open the Central Division Road swing look to build on that momentum going into tonight’s contest.
The first period saw an early goal from Dayne Beuker 44 seconds into the frame. The fast pace continued with the first stoppage in play, not coming until the 15:22 mark. Nate Yellowaga got his first as a Royal at 16:19 of the period from Ludovic Perreault and Caleb Matthews. The score remained squared at one at the end of the first frame.
Ludovic Perreault gave the Royals their first lead of the evening at 4:53 from Miles Cooper and Cameron Schmidt. Cohen Pentney didn’t leave that effort unanswered for long as he tied things up at 6:06. Hayden Moore later set up Nolan Stewart for a shorthanded tally at 13:40, giving the Royals the one goal lead.
Jonas Kohn tallied his first of the season in a tic-tack-toe play from Savin Virk and Axel Bisbee at 17:38. The Royals defended the two-goal lead into the final frame of play.
The third period saw powerplay opportunities for both sides but neither able to convert. The Hurricanes pulled their netminder in the final minutes of play, but Odin Vauhkonen found the back of the net from a distance to secure the 5-2 victory for the Royals.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
0:44 Lethbridge Hurricanes Goal
Dayne Beuker (6)
16:10 Victoria Royals Goal
Nate Yellowaga (1) assisted by Ludovic Perreault and Caleb Matthews
2nd Period
4:53 Victoria Royals Goal
Ludovic Perreault (2) assisted by Miles Cooper and Cameron Schmidt
6:06 Lethbridge Hurricanes Goal
Cohen Pentney (2) assisted by Enzo DiDomenicantonio and Jake Evans
13:40 Victoria Royals Goal
Nolan Stewart (2) assisited by Hayden Moore
17:38 Victoria Royals Goal
Jonas Kohn (1) assisted by Savin Virk and Axel Bisbee
3rd Period
17:23 Victoria Royals Goal
Odin Vauhkonen (2)
Shots On Goal
Royals – 21
Hurricanes – 30
Goalie Stats
Prelusky– 28/30
Oaten – 17/21
Powerplay
Royals – 0/1
Hurricanes – 0/4
What’s Next
The Royals will continue the road trip to Red Deer to take on the Rebels on Friday Oct.16th. All Royals road games are streamed live on the Victoria Royals YouTube channel and Mixlr.
