Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Recap: MJ 4 - VIC 3

Playing their 4th game in 5 days, the Victoria Royals fell 4-3 Tuesday afternoon to the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors in their only meeting of the season.

The Royals were down 2-0 just 2 minutes into the game which started at noon, and 3-0 early in the second.  They came back twice to within a goal, but ultimately fell short and had their 2 game win streak snapped.

Warriors forward Axel Blomqvist scored against his former club, as his line with Brayden Point (2a) and Jake Rodewald (1g 1a) combined for 5 points.  Tanner Eberle and Jiri Smejkal also scored for Moose Jaw.

Victoria’s Justin Paulic took the loss against his old club, stopping 21 of 25, while Zach Sawchenko earned the win kicking out 26 of 29.

Brandon Magee had a pair of assists for the Royals, who got goals from Regan Nagy, Brandon Fushimi shorthanded, and Alex Forsberg.

Austin Carroll drew an assist, setting the Royals record for points in a season with 68.

The Royals were 0 for 3 on the power play, while the Warriors were 0 for 4.

Victoria entertains the #2 team in the CHL, Kelowna Rockets for a pair of games Friday and Saturday.

- Marlon Martens

Moose Jaw Warriors 4 at Victoria Royals 3 - Status: Final
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Moose Jaw 2 1 1 - 4
Victoria 0 2 1 - 3

1st Period-
1, Moose Jaw, Rodewald 26 (Point, Perillat), 1:30. 
2, Moose Jaw, Blomqvist 22 (Rodewald), 2:01. 

Penalties-Valentine M.j (hooking), 4:06; Hicketts Vic (tripping), 15:11; Walker Vic (tripping), 19:31.

2nd Period-
3, Moose Jaw, Eberle 30 (Point), 1:53. 
4, Victoria, Nagy 6 (Hannoun, Palmer), 6:05. 
5, Victoria, Fushimi 12 (Magee), 17:18 (SH). 

Penalties-Blomqvist M.j (slashing), 3:36; Blomqvist M.j (roughing), 12:31; Rodewald M.j (roughing), 12:31; Carroll Vic (roughing), 12:31; Magee Vic (roughing), 12:31; Soy Vic (checking from behind), 16:28; Rodewald M.j (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 20:00; Carroll Vic (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 20:00.

3rd Period-
6, Moose Jaw, Smejkal 10 (Yakubowski, Gardiner), 10:42. 
7, Victoria, Forsberg 24 (Magee, Carroll), 13:57. 

Penalties-Yakubowski M.j (roughing), 2:49; Carroll Vic (interference), 7:14.

Shots on Goal-
Moose Jaw 13-6-6-25. 
Victoria 9-10-10-29.

Power Play Opportunities-
Moose Jaw 0 / 4; 
Victoria 0 / 3.

Goalies-
Moose Jaw, Sawchenko 14-20-2-0 (29 shots-26 saves). 
Victoria, Paulic 12-11-1-1 (25 shots-21 saves).

A-3,592
Referees-Ryan Benbow (62), Adam Griffiths (36).
Linesmen-Riley Friesen (76), Kirk Van Helvoirt (107).