LANGLEY, B.C. — Adam Titlbach scored the only goal of a three-round shootout to lift the Vancouver Giants to a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the visiting Victoria Royals in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Langley Events Centre.
Ty Halaburda scored twice for the Giants (26-21-6-0), including his goal at 16:25 of the third period that tied the game 3-3.
Mazden Leslie also scored for the hosts, who outshot the B.C. Division-leading Royals 33-30. Cameron Schmidt chipped in with two assists.
Nolan Stewart, Kenta Isogai and Justin Kipkie scored for the Royals (32-14-3-6), who trailed 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 heading into the third. Cole Reschny chipped in with two assists.
The Giants went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Royals were 1-for-5.
Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:
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COUGARS 5 SILVERTIPS 1
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Koehn Ziemmer and Borya Valis each had a goal and two assists as the Prince George Cougars beat the visiting Everett Silvertips 5-1.
Ben Riche, Riley Heidt and Jett Lajoie also scored for the Cougars (31-16-4-2), who were outshot 34-23.
Carter Bear scored for the U.S. Division-leading Silvertips (38-10-4-3), who headed into the final period trailing 4-0.
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BLAZERS 4 ROCKETS 3
KELOWNA, B.C. — Tommy Lafreniere's goal with six seconds left in the third period lifted the visiting Kamloops Blazers to a 4-3 win over the Kelowna Rockets.
Harrison Brunicke, Max Sullivan and Josh Kelly also scored for the Blazers (20-29-4-0), who were outshot 36-34.
Kayden Longley, Michael Cicek and Levi Benson scored for the Rockets (16-32-4-1).
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BRONCOS 6 BLADES 5 (SO)
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Connor Gabriel scored in the 10th round of the shootout to lift the Swift Current Broncos to a 6-5 win over the visiting Saskatoon Blades.
Carlin Dezainde scored three goals for the Broncos (28-22-1-1), while Clarke Caswell and Luke Mistelbacher netted singles.
Hunter Laing, Tanner Scott, Hayden Harsanyi, Grayden Siepmann and David Lewandowski scored for the Blades (28-17-3-4), who were outshot 30-26. Rowan Calvert chipped in with three assists.
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WHEAT KINGS 6 WARRIORS 2
BRANDON, Man. — Joby Baumuller and Nicholas Johnson each scored twice as the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 6-2.
Carter Klippenstein and Dominik Petr also scored for the Wheat Kings (28-16-4-3), who outshot the visitors 52-41.
Nolan Paquette and Aiden Ziprick scored for the Warriors (11-37-4-2).
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RAIDERS 4 HITMEN 2
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Brayden Dube had a goal and assist as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the visiting Calgary Hitmen 4-2.
Riley Boychuk, Ty Meunier and Harrison Lodewyk also scored for the East Division-leading Raiders (30-18-3-1), who were outshot 39-28.
Tanner Howe and Ben Kindel scored for the Hitmen (33-15-3-2), who were tied 1-1 after the first period and 2-2 heading into the third.
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TIGERS 1 PATS 0
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Niilopekka Muhonen scored the lone goal of the game, 52 seconds into the second period, to give the Medicine Hat Tigers a 1-0 win over the visiting Regina Pats.
Netminder Jordan Switzer made 22 saves for the Central Division-leading Tigers (36-16-3-1) to record the shutout.
Ewan Huet made 37 saves for the Pats (14-33-5-2).
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THUNDERBIRDS 4 WINTERHAWKS 2
SEATTLE, Wash. — Matej Pekar scored twice and Scott Ratzlaff made 40 saves as the Seattle Thunderbirds beat the visiting Portland Winterhawks 4-2.
Nathan Pilling and Colton Gerrior also scored for the Thunderbirds (21-28-2-1), who were outshot 42-31.
Diego Buttazzoni and Cole Slobodian scored for the Winterhawks (29-20-2-1).
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OIL KINGS 4 HURRICANES 3
EDMONTON, Alta. — Roan Woodward's goal at 18:12 of the second period stood up as the winner as the Edmonton Oil Kings edged the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3.
Adam Jecho, Landon Hanson and Marshall Finnie also scored for the Oil Kings (29-20-2-2), who outshot the visitors 31-24.
Kooper Gizowski scored twice for the Hurricanes (34-17-2-1), while Brayden Yager netted a single.
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CHIEFS 6 AMERICANS 3
SPOKANE, Wash. — Mathis Preston and Shea Van Olm each scored twice as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the visiting Tri-City Americans 6-3.
Brayden Crampton and Owen Martin also scored for the Chiefs (36-16-1-1), who outshot the visitors 26-26.
Savin Virk scored twice for the Americans (27-22-4-1), while Jake Sloan added a single.
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2025.
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