Giants Fall 6-3 at Home Sunday

For Immediate Release: December 4, 2022

Photo by: Rob Wilton

Langley, BC – The Giants led for most of the first two periods, but a huge third period by the Cougars was too much for the Giants to handle for the last period in a 4 games in 5 days stretch.

1st Period:

VAN: Ty Thorpe opened the scoring 1:51 into the game with a goal on a rebound from a Zack Ostapchuk shot.

PG: Cole Dubinsky tied the game with a power play goal with 4:09 left in the opening frame.

2nd Period:

VAN: Ty Halaburda put Vancouver back up on the power play 10:07 into the second.

VAN: Samuel Honzek added to the Giants lead 3:24 later with another PP goal.

PG: Chase Wheatcroft netted a power play goal of his own to bring the Cougars back within one with 4:57 to go in the second.

3rd Period:

PG: Cayden Glover tied the game 3:09 into the third on a deflection.

PG: Koen Ziemmer buried his 16th of the year on a power play just over three minutes later.

PG: Caden Brown put the Cougars ahead by two with a shot to the top corner 17:12 into the third.

PG: Brown dumped one into the empty net for his second of the night with eight second remaining.

GAME SUMMARY

Final Score: Vancouver 3 – Prince George 6

Final Shots:

Prince George: 41

Vancouver: 28

Brett Mirwald: 35/40 saves for Vancouver

Tyler Brennan: 25/28 saves for Prince George

Vancouver Power Play: 2/3

Prince George Power Play: 3/5

3 Stars:

1)   Wheatcroft (PG)

2)   Halaburda (VAN)

3)   Thornton (PG)

Next Game: The Giants head to Kamloops on Friday to face the Blazers.