The Royals pounced on the Prince George Cougars in a 5B次元官网网址�1 victory Saturday night.
The first period kicked off with Prince George scoring their first and only goal of the night, just four minutes in. The remaining 15 minutes was a hard-fought battle for the Royals to score, but the first period ended 0B次元官网网址�1.
Though the night began on a rough note, the second period saw the beginning of an uninterrupted series of goals. First, Sean Gulka snuck in a goal past Cougars goalie Taylor Gauthier around three minutes in.
Just 29 seconds later, Logan Doust sunk another puck past, giving the Royals the lead. This set a new RoyalsB次元官网网址� season high for the fastest goals back to back. Just before the period ended, Keanu Derungs shot one under GauthierB次元官网网址檚 arm to bring the score to 3B次元官网网址�1.
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The third period began with a scrap between RoyalsB次元官网网址� Graeme Byrks and CougarsB次元官网网址� Josh Maser. On a powerplay, Kaid Oliver scored the fourth goal of the night for the Royals, with assistance from Gary Haden. In a D茅j脿 vu moment, Oliver and Haden scored another goal just a minute later, halfway through the final period.
The game ended 5B次元官网网址�1 for the Royals, making the match the CougarsB次元官网网址� first win by more than two points this season. Also, RoyalsB次元官网网址� forward Gary Haden and defenceman Jacob Herauf both played in their 200th career WHL regular season game.
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Victoria will now head out on a five-game, 12-day BC Division road trip with stops in Kamloops, Vancouver and Kelowna. The RoyalsB次元官网网址� first game of the trip is on Monday, Dec. 30 against the Kamloops Blazers. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.
The Royals return to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for a four-game homestand beginning Jan. 10. Victoria hosts the Portland Winterhawks on Friday, Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan. 11, followed by a pair of games vs. the Tri-City Americans on Tuesday, Jan. 4 and Wednesday, Jan. 5.
Puck drop for all four games is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7777, or online at
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