The Vancouver Giants defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Tuesday night at ShoWare Center in Kent.
Brendan Gallagher got the Giants on the board at 8:19 of the first period. Austin Vetterl and Luke Fenske had the assists.
The Giants outshot the T-Birds 16-2 in the first period.
Seattle (5-6-0-0) tied the game 1-1 at 4:51 of the second period on Justin Hickman’s second goal of the season. Jared Hauf put a shot on Vancouver goalie Adam Morrison from the bottom of the left circle. Morrison made the save but the puck rebounded to Hickman just on top of the crease. Hickman pounded the puck over Morrison’s glove for the tying goal.
Gallagher put the Giants back in front 2-1 when he scored at 12:15 of the second off assists from Cain Franson and Nathan Burns.
Vancouver (8-7-0-1) went in front 3-1 on a power-play goal by Gallagher at 14:04 of the second. Marek Tvrdon and James Henry had the assists.
Vancouver outshot Seattle 20-12 in the second period and led 36-14 in total shots after two periods.
The T-Birds cut the lead to one goal when Kyle Verdino scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal at 13:22 of the third period. Chance Lund sent the puck to Verdino just inside the blue line at center ice. Verdino put a slap shot on goal that beat Morrison high. Shea Theodore had the second assist on the goal.
Tvrdon added an empty-net goal at 19:59 of the third for Vancouver’s final goal. Gallagher had the only assist on the goal.
Vancouver outshot Seattle 50-23 in the game.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 46 of 49 shots and his record dropped to 5-6-0-0.
Morrison made 21 saves on 23 shots and his record is now 8-3-0-1.
Seattle now heads out on a six-game road trip to the Central Division. They play the Red Deer Rebels on Friday, November 4, at 6pm.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2011-12 season are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.
T-Birds season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period – 1, Vancouver, Gallagher 12 (Vetterl, Fenske), 8:19. Penalties – Bews, Van (hooking), 1:38. Makin, Van (slashing), 10:05. Verdino, Sea (holding), 18:42.
Second period – 2, Seattle, Hickman 2 (Hauf, Alos), 4:51. 3, Vancouver, Gallagher 13 (Franson, Burns), 12:15. 4, Vancouver, Gallagher 14(Tvrdon, Henry), 14:04 (pp). Penalties – Machacek, Sea (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:44. Machacek, Sea (delay of game), 12:54. Sutter, Sea (delay of game), 19:03.
Third period – 5, Seattle, Verdino 2 (Lund, Theodore), 13:22 (pp). 6, Vancouver, Tvrdon 8 (Gallagher), 19:59 (en). Penalties – Hauf, Sea (boarding), 4:57. McNaughton, Van (high-sticking), 8:07. Harland, Van (interference), 11:24. Musil, Van (delay of game), 11:47. Bench, Sea (too many men-served by Sanvido), 18:35.
Shots on goal – Seattle 2-12-9 23 Vancouver 16-20-14 50. Goalies – Seattle, Pickard 49 shots-46 saves (5-6-0-0); Vancouver, Morrison 23-21 (8-3-0-1). Power plays – Seattle 0-5; Vancouver 2-6. A – 3,589. Referee – Jeff Ingram, Mike Campbell. Linesmen – Bevan Mills, Chris Sweeting.
Vancouver Giants slip past Seattle Thunderbirds | Hockey
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