VIDEO: Blades score 2-1 win over Giants with minutes to go

Saskatoon Blades defeated the Vancouver Giants 2-1 on Saturday night, February 18 at the Langley Events Centre. G-Men are back on home ice against the Spokane Chiefs on Monday (Family Day) at 2:00 p.m. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)Saskatoon Blades defeated the Vancouver Giants 2-1 at the Langley Events Center on Saturday night, February 18 at the Langley Events Center. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)Saskatoon Blades defeated the Vancouver Giants 2-1 at the Langley Events Center on Saturday night, February 18 at the Langley Events Center. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special for Langley Advance Times)

The Giants kept the powerful Blades at bay for the first two periods, but eventually Saskatoon was able to score twice in the final frame to defeat Vancouver 2-1 at the Langley Events Center on Saturday night.

“There were a lot of good things in the first two halves, I felt we played right, didn’t find a way to win,” head coach Michael Dyck said in an interview with Sportsnet650 after the game.

📻 “There were a lot of good things in the first two halves. I thought we played right, didn’t find a way to win.”

Head coach Michael Dyck after the game @ Sportsnet650 after a 2-1 win for the Blades @EddieGregory81 And @BillFairway pic.twitter.com/tYAUMwSaBU

— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 19, 2023

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Game by Numbers

1st period:

No value.

2nd period:

VAN: Ty Thorpe scooped a rebound 13:51 into the second period on the power play.

3rd period:

SAS: Jayden Wiens leveled the game with a 9:43 powerplay goal of his own in the third half after a rebound from the endboards.

SAS: Connor Roulette buried the winner at 6:30 to enter the game with a skillful play off the side of the net.

end result: Vancouver 1 – Saskatoon 2

Last recordings: 20 Vancouver – 33 Saskatoon

Jesper Vikman: 31/33 saves for Vancouver

Austin Elliott: 19/20 saves for Saskatoon

Vancouver power game: 1/4

Saskatoon Power Game: 1/3

3 stars: 1) Thorpe (VAN), 2) Elliott (SAS) and 3) Honzek (VAN)

It’s family day. It’s Vancouver Giants Country Day 🤠

Come see us on Monday! Pre-game tunes by Becca Hess, Kadooh and Karen Lee Batten 😉 pic.twitter.com/V3mPz6GQZJ

— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 19, 2023

The Giants return to home ice in the LEC on Family Day, Monday, February 20.

This game starts at 2:00 p.m. against the Spokane Chiefs.

Also after the game, fans can participate in the postgame skate presented by Save On Foods. Skaters are encouraged to bring their own skates and enjoy some time on the ice.

For ticket information or updates on the team, people can visit theirs website.

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