It’s their 2nd of 4 meetings this season with Victoria winning 6-2 in Seattle on December 11th. Alex Gogolev had 2 goals and an assist, as the Royals power play struck 3 times. 120 penalty minutes were handed out – 70 to the Thunderbirds.
The Royals remain in 6th spot in the West after a 7-4 loss Friday night at Everett. The Silvertips scored twice into an empty net to put the game out of reach.
Seattle is in 8th in the Conference and are winless in their last 12 games (0-10-1-1). They’ve lost 5 in a row, most recently 3 straight against Spokane.
The T-birds acquired 20yr old forward Adam Kambeitz from the Blades on the trade deadline for a 4th round pick in 2014. They also picked up 18 yr old forward Andrew Johnson from the Warriors for a 4th round pick in 2014.
After Seattle, Victoria returns home for a pair against the Kamloops Blazers Tuesday and Wednesday.
How the 2 teams match up
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| Team Record | 16-23-2-1 -- 35 points | 20-17-1-2 -- 43 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th U.S. | 3rd B.C. |
| Conference Ranking | 8th Western | 6th Western |
| League Ranking | 18th | 12th |
| Past 10 Games | 0-8-1-1 | 4-4-1-1 |
| Streak | 0-10-1-1 | 0-2-0-0 |
| Last Game | 4-1 L @ Spokane (Jan 9 2013) Final | 7-4 L @ Everett (Jan 11 2013) Final |
| Home Record | 8-9-1-0 | 13-5-1-1 |
| Away Record | 8-14-1-1 | 7-12-0-1 |
| GF | 125 | 120 |
| GA | 164 | 135 |
| PP (Overall) | (35/167) 21.0 | (34/188) 18.1 |
| PP (Home) | (13/73) 17.8 | (15/91) 16.5 |
| PP (Away) | (22/94) 23.4 | (19/97) 19.6 |
| PK (Overall) | (31/168) 81.5 | (40/180) 77.8 |
| PK (Home) | (14/75) 81.3 | (16/80) 80.0 |
| PK (Away) | (17/93) 81.7 | (24/100) 76.0 |
| Leading Rookie | Lipsbergs (17-15-32) | Hicketts (1-8-9) |
| Most PIM | Elliot - 104 | Kanzig - 93 |
| Team PIM/GM | 16.9/Game | 20.2/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Honey (10-23-33) | Gogolev (13-28-41) |
| Lipsbergs (17-15-32) | Magee (16-16-32) | |
| Delnov (14-16-30) | Nelson (8-23-31) | |
| Sheen (8-21-29) | Crooks (18-12-30) | |
| Theodore (8-19-27) | Walker (13-17-30) | |
| Last 5 Games | 4-1 L @ Spokane (Jan 9 2013) Final | 7-4 L @ Everett (Jan 11 2013) Final |
| 4-3 L vs Spokane (Jan 8 2013) Final | 6-1 L @ Kelowna (Jan 9 2013) Final | |
| 5-2 L vs Spokane (Jan 5 2013) Final | 5-2 W vs Tri-City (Jan 5 2013) Final | |
| 6-1 L @ Kamloops (Jan 4 2013) Final | 3-2 L vs Tri-City (Jan 4 2013) Final OT | |
| 5-0 L @ Portland (Dec 31 2012) Final | 4-2 L @ Kelowna (Jan 2 2013) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 8-4-0-1 | 10-4-0-1 |
| Leading After 2nd | 11-1-0-1 | 11-0-0-1 |
| Tied After 1st | 4-6-2-0 | 6-4-1-1 |
| Tied After 2nd | 3-3-1-0 | 2-1-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 4-13-0-0 | 4-9-0-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 2-19-1-0 | 7-16-0-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 5-5-1-0 | 9-4-0-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 9-18-1-1 | 9-13-1-1 |
| 1-Goal Games | 4-5-2-1 | 11-2-1-2 |
| 2-Goal Games | 6-3-0-0 | 4-3-0-0 |
| 3-Goal Games | 3-6-0-0 | 2-8-0-0 |
