Giants Can’t Overcome Early Hole vs Americans

For Immediate Release: January 15, 2023
Photo by: Rob Wilton
Langley, BC – The Giants fell into a deep hole and couldn’t dig themselves out of it, as they fell 7-3 on home ice to the Tri-City Americans Sunday afternoon.
1st Period:
TC: Tri-City opened the scoring 4:11 into the game as Tyson Greenway slipped one in from the half wall on the power play.
TC: Alex Serraglio doubled the Americans lead 6:14 later.
2nd Period:
TC: Jalen Luypen added a third 1:04 into the second on a rebound off a partial break.
TC: Chase Friedt-Mohr increased the lead to four 1:13 later on a delayed penalty.
TC: Parker Bell made it 5-0 with a shorthanded goal 9:28 into the period.
TC: Elouann Lemonnier increased the Tri-City lead to six just 3:20 later on a rebound at the side of the net.
TC: Ethan Ernst buried a powerplay goal with 1:50 to go in the period.
3rd Period:
VAN: Kyren Gronick got the Giants on the board 6:14 into the third period on a rebound.
VAN: Midway through the period, Mazden Leslie scored a powerplay goal on a great individual effort.
VAN: Ty Halaburda finished the scoring for the evening off a low play on a delayed penalty with 1:36 left.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 3 – Tri-City 7
Final Shots:
Tri-City: 31
Vancouver: 21
Brett Mirwald: 12/13 saves for Vancouver
Jesper Vikman: 12/17 saves for Vancouver
Tomas Suchanek: 18/21 saves for Tri-City
Vancouver Power Play: 1/6
Tri-City Power Play: 2/4
3 Stars:
1) Luypen (TC)
2) Bell (TC)
3) Leslie (VAN)