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It’s the first of three straight meetings between the two clubs, with the next pair being played on the Island next weekend.
The Giants hold a 3-2 season series lead over the Royals after defeating Victoria in their previous two encounters by 3-2 and 7-4 scores in December. The Giants and Chiefs are the only two clubs that have a winning record against the Royals.
Vancouver is 7th in the West, 1 back of Everett after a 10-0 home victory over Lethbridge Friday night, snapping the Giants 3 game losing streak.
Dalton Sward and Jackson Houck each scored twice for Vancouver, as Payton Lee made 18 saves for his second career shutout. The Giants scored five power-play goals and Sward also added one short-handed.
The Royals are 3rd in the West, 3 back of the Winterhawks and 3 ahead of the Thunderbirds.
Victoria is riding a 2 game win streak after a 7-2 road victory over the Kamloops Blazers Friday night.
Tyler Soy had a goal and two assists, and Jack Walker a pair of goals as Victoria held period leads of 4-2 and 7-2, outshooting the Blazers 42-22. Coleman Vollrath earned the victory while Steven Hodges and Brandon Magee had a goal and assist each.
The Royals are 9 games over .500 on the road, winning 15 of 22. They play 14 of their remaining 22 regular season games on the road.
With 32 victories, the club is 3 wins away from tying the franchise record of 35 set last season. Victoria has the 4th most points in the WHL with 66 points.
- Marlon Martens
Victoria Royals vs Vancouver Giants: Head To Head Stats
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| Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular Season | Victoria 2-3-0-0 | Vancouver 3-2-0-0 |
| Head to Head Record 2012-13 Regular Season | Victoria 7-3-0-0 | Vancouver 3-7-0-0 |
| Last 5 Years record between teams | Victoria 20-23-1-1 | Vancouver 25-20-0-0 |
| Victoria vs. Vancouver Last 5 Years record at Victoria | Victoria 12-10-0-1 | Vancouver 11-12-0-0 |
| Victoria vs. Vancouver Last 5 Years record at Vancouver | Victoria 8-13-1-0 | Vancouver 14-8-0-0 |
| Previous Meetings This Season | Victoria 2 @ Vancouver 3 (Dec 10 2013) Final Vancouver 7 @ Victoria 4 (Dec 7 2013) Final Vancouver 2 @ Victoria 4 (Dec 6 2013) Final Vancouver 2 @ Victoria 1 (Sep 21 2013) Final Victoria 4 @ Vancouver 2 (Sep 20 2013) Final |
How the 2 teams match up
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| Team Record | 24-18-5-3 -- 56 points | 32-16-0-2 -- 66 points |
| Division Ranking | 3rd B.C. | 2nd B.C. |
| Conference Ranking | 7th Western | 3rd Western |
| League Ranking | 11th | 5th |
| Past 10 Games | 5-4-0-1 | 7-3-0-0 |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 10-0 W vs Lethbridge (Jan 24 2014) Final | 7-2 W @ Kamloops (Jan 24 2014) Final |
| Home Record | 14-9-0-1 | 17-10-0-1 |
| Away Record | 10-9-5-2 | 15-6-0-1 |
| GF | 172 | 153 |
| GA | 170 | 119 |
| PP (Overall) | (47/212) 22.2 | (45/217) 20.7 |
| PP (Home) | (24/95) 25.3 | (24/126) 19.0 |
| PP (Away) | (23/117) 19.7 | (21/91) 23.1 |
| PK (Overall) | (39/219) 82.2 | (35/212) 83.5 |
| PK (Home) | (18/105) 82.9 | (21/123) 82.9 |
| PK (Away) | (21/114) 81.6 | (14/89) 84.3 |
| Leading Rookie | Baer (7-9-16) | Soy (10-10-20) |
| Most PIM | Traber - 129 | Carroll - 93 |
| Team PIM/GM | 15.4/Game | 14.9/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Popoff (11-43-54) | Magee (17-28-45) |
| Kulak (14-35-49) | Brown (10-31-41) | |
| Franson (17-26-43) | Blomqvist (17-21-38) | |
| Houck (27-15-42) | Carroll (22-15-37) | |
| Thrower (12-27-39) | Walker (19-15-34) | |
| Last 5 Games | 10-0 W vs Lethbridge (Jan 24 2014) Final | 7-2 W @ Kamloops (Jan 24 2014) Final |
| 6-1 L vs Medicine Hat (Jan 22 2014) Final | 2-1 W vs Medicine Hat (Jan 21 2014) Final | |
| 5-2 L @ Portland (Jan 20 2014) Final | 5-3 L vs Kelowna (Jan 18 2014) Final | |
| 4-0 L @ Tri-City (Jan 19 2014) Final | 3-1 W vs Kelowna (Jan 17 2014) Final | |
| 6-2 W @ Kamloops (Jan 17 2014) Final | 2-1 L vs Portland (Jan 11 2014) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 11-4-1-3 | 20-1-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 21-1-2-2 | 24-0-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 11-5-3-0 | 10-2-0-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 3-1-1-1 | 4-0-0-1 |
| Trailing After 1st | 2-9-1-0 | 2-13-0-2 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 0-16-2-0 | 4-16-0-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 18-10-2-1 | 10-5-0-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 5-8-2-2 | 19-11-0-1 |
| 1-Goal Games | 10-3-5-3 | 14-5-0-2 |
| 2-Goal Games | 3-7-0-0 | 7-5-0-0 |
| 3-Goal Games | 7-4-0-0 | 5-3-0-0 |
