Victoria edges Vancouver 4-3; club records league-leading 12th victory of the season.

For Immediate Release

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals’ Captain Matthew Phillips electrified the crowd with a shorthanded game winner in the final frame to propel the club to a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Giants.

Game Summary

Gamesheet – http://bit.ly/2zPaTLj

Game Gallery – http://bit.ly/2gUfyI4

Scoring:

Royals – Matthew Phillips 2g-0a (Game Winner), Tyler Soy 0g-2a, Dante Hannoun 0g-2a, Regan Nagy 1g-0a, Ryan Peckford 1g-0a, Matthew Smith 0g-1a, Igor Martynov 0g-1a.

Vancouver – Ty Ronning 1g-1a, Brad Morrison 0g-2a, Matt Barberis 1g-0a, Alex Kannok Leipert 0g-1a, Milos Roman 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals – Dean McNabb (W) – 60:00 Min, 32 saves on 35 shots

Vancouver – Todd Scott (L) – 60:00 Min, 20 saves on 24 shots

Power Play:

Royals – 1/5=20.0%

Vancouver – 0/7=0.0%

Notes:

Red Hot – Victoria’s Matthew Phillips extended his franchise-leading point scoring streak to 17 contests (15g-19a). Dante Hannoun has racked up points (1g-7a) in six consecutive games. Tyler Soy stretched his point streak to five contests (3g-4a). Regan Nagy has scored six markers over his last four games.

The Winning Way – Victoria’s 12th victory of the season tonight sees the club sit atop of the WHL win column. The Royals are second in the Canadian Hockey League, only behind the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting (14).

October Report – The club finishes this month with a record of 9-4-0-1. This marks the best October that the club has earned since the club relocated to Vancouver Island.

Man-Advantage Mania – The Royals’ powerplay at home continues to have success as the club has held a mark of 13/44=29.5%, which sits fifth in the WHL.

Shorty – With Phillips’ shorthanded goal tonight, the Royals lead the CHL in shorthanded markers with seven.

Divisional Foes – Victoria remains undefeated against BC Division opponents this season as the club has posted a record of 8-0-0-0 and have outscored the opposition 39-20.

Next Up – The Royals will battle Kelowna as the Rockets come into town on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th. Both puck drops are 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 www.selectyourtickets.com.

Social Media:

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Twitter – http://bit.ly/2kZlmBl

Twitter Handles – @victoriaroyals, @WHLGiants, @mattphillips_8, @ReganNagy, @_SoySauce_ @hannoun19

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