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The Royals have dropped their last 2 encounters with the Giants after winning the first 3. Most recently a 7-2 loss on home ice on December 5th.
Victoria is riding a 3 game winning streak after coming from behind to edge the visiting Kamloops Blazers 3-2 in a shoot out Wednesday night. Steven Hodges had another 2 goal night, and then added another in the shoot out.
Vancouver dropped a 9-5 decision to the visiting Tri City Americans Wednesday and have just 3 wins in their past 10, and 12 in total this season.
The Royals are without 6 players due to injury. Logan Nelson (Lower, 3-4 weeks), Ben Walker (Upper, 3-7 days), Luke Harrison (Upper, indefinite), Tim Traber (Lower, 5-7 days), Jamie Crooks and Mitch Deacon sat out last game.
Victoria is 6th in the Conference and remains 6 points back of Tri City who won in Vancouver Wednesday. The Giants are last 10th in the West.
It’s the third game in 4 nights for the Royals, who wrap up 4 in 5 Saturday in Kamloops.
How the 2 teams match up
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| Team Record | 12-33-0-0 -- 24 points | 23-17-1-2 -- 49 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th B.C. | 3rd B.C. |
| Conference Ranking | 10th Western | 6th Western |
| League Ranking | 22nd | 10th |
| Past 10 Games | 3-7-0-0 | 6-3-1-0 |
| Streak | 0-1-0-0 | 3-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 9-5 L vs Tri-City (Jan 16 2013) Final | 3-2 W vs Kamloops (Jan 16 2013) Final SO |
| Home Record | 8-15-0-0 | 15-5-1-1 |
| Away Record | 4-18-0-0 | 8-12-0-1 |
| GF | 126 | 135 |
| GA | 193 | 143 |
| PP (Overall) | (29/158) 18.4 | (42/205) 20.5 |
| PP (Home) | (19/87) 21.8 | (20/103) 19.4 |
| PP (Away) | (10/71) 14.1 | (22/102) 21.6 |
| PK (Overall) | (52/198) 73.7 | (42/191) 78.0 |
| PK (Home) | (26/97) 73.2 | (17/87) 80.5 |
| PK (Away) | (26/101) 74.3 | (25/104) 76.0 |
| Leading Rookie | Morrison (1-11-12) | Hicketts (1-10-11) |
| Most PIM | Vannieuwenhuizen - 88 | Kanzig - 98 |
| Team PIM/GM | 17.4/Game | 20.0/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Houck (13-26-39) | Gogolev (14-34-48) |
| Rouse (6-25-31) | Magee (17-19-36) | |
| Kulak (9-18-27) | Crooks (21-12-33) | |
| Franson (15-10-25) | Nelson (8-23-31) | |
| Tvrdon (8-14-22) | Walker (13-17-30) | |
| Last 5 Games | 9-5 L vs Tri-City (Jan 16 2013) Final | 3-2 W vs Kamloops (Jan 16 2013) Final SO |
| 4-3 W vs Kelowna (Jan 12 2013) Final OT | 6-4 W vs Kamloops (Jan 15 2013) Final | |
| 7-4 L @ Lethbridge (Jan 9 2013) Final | 6-2 W @ Seattle (Jan 12 2013) Final | |
| 4-0 L @ Medicine Hat (Jan 8 2013) Final | 7-4 L @ Everett (Jan 11 2013) Final | |
| 5-4 L @ Calgary (Jan 6 2013) Final | 6-1 L @ Kelowna (Jan 9 2013) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 7-2-0-0 | 12-4-0-1 |
| Leading After 2nd | 7-0-0-0 | 12-0-0-1 |
| Tied After 1st | 4-10-0-0 | 7-4-1-1 |
| Tied After 2nd | 4-9-0-0 | 2-1-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 1-21-0-0 | 4-9-0-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 1-24-0-0 | 9-16-0-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 9-12-0-0 | 9-4-0-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 3-20-0-0 | 12-13-1-1 |
| 1-Goal Games | 7-10-0-0 | 12-2-1-2 |
| 2-Goal Games | 0-6-0-0 | 5-3-0-0 |
| 3-Goal Games | 2-6-0-0 | 2-8-0-0 |
