{"id":8119,"date":"2013-02-07T11:28:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T19:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/royals-drop-t-birds-again-4-1-2\/"},"modified":"2016-10-21T19:55:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T02:55:42","slug":"royals-drop-t-birds-again-4-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/royals-drop-t-birds-again-4-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals drop T-Birds again, 4-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Victoria Royals defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1 Wednesday night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This was the second of back-to-back games in Victoria for the T-Birds. The Royals won 4-1 on Tuesday night as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Seattle (19-31-4-1) has dropped seven of its last eight games.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The T-Birds take on the Red Deer Rebels at 7:35 p.m. Friday at the ShoWare Center, and host the Hitmen at 7:05 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Victoria (30-19-1-3) took a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal by Austin Carroll at 2:23 of the first period. Brandon Magee and Brandon Fushimi had the assists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Royals went in front 2-0 at 11:01 of the first when Ben Walker scored. Carroll and Jack Walker were credited with the assists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Jamie Crooks gave Victoria a 3-0 lead with a power-play goal at 19:11 of the first. Ben Walker and Joel Hicketts had the assists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Both teams had 11 shots on goal in the first period.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Danny Mumaugh started the second period in net for Seattle replacing Brandon Glover. Glover stopped eight of 11 shots in the first period and his record falls to 18-23-4-1 with the loss.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Seattle got on the board at 3:40 of the second period. Shea Theodore took a slap shot from center ice with traffic in front of Victoria goalie Patrik Polivka. The puck rebounded to Luke Lockhart who took a shot that was stopped. Connor Sanvido got Lockhart’s rebound and backhanded it past Polivka for the goal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Crooks scored at 17:03 of the second to put Victoria back in front by three goals. Ben Walker and Jack Walker were credited with the assists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Both teams had 13 shots on goal in the second period and 24 shots on goal after two periods.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Seattle outshot Victoria 8-6 in the third period and 32-30 in the game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mumaugh stopped 18 of 19 shots in two periods of action.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Polivka made 31 saves on 32 shots and his records is now 26-11-1-2.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

T-Birds tickets are available online at the T-Birds website<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

SCORING SUMMARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

First period<\/strong> – 1, Victoria, Carroll 12 (Magee, Fushimi), 2:23 (pp). 2, Victoria, B. Walker 14 (Carroll, J. Walker), 11:01. 3, Victoria, Crooks 25 (B. Walker, Hicketts), 19:11. (pp). Penalties – Hickman, Sea (tripping), 1:19. Traber, Vic (checking to the head), 8:14. Hicketts, Vic (high-sticking), 13:08. Sanvido, Sea (tripping), 17:21.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Second period<\/strong> – 4, Seattle, Sanvido 13 (Lockhart, Theodore), 3:40. 5, Victoria, Crooks 26 (B. Walker, J. Walker), 17:03. Penalties – Forsberg, Sea (roughing), 1:04. Crooks, Vic (roughing), 1:04. Carroll, Vic (roughing), 4:38. Johnson, Sea (tripping), 6:36. Cote, Vic (holding), 13:04. Bench, Vic (too many men-served by Fushimi), 16:34. Green, Sea (roughing), 16:34.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Third period <\/strong>– No scoring. Penalties – Johnson, Sea (roughing), 7:04. Smith, Sea (tripping), 17:33.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Shots on goal – Seattle 11-13-8 32, Victoria 11-13-6 30. Goalies – Seattle, Glover 11 shots-8 saves (18-23-4-1), Mumaugh 19-18; Victoria, Polivka 32-31 (26-11-1-2). Power plays – Seattle 0-4; Victoria 2-5. A – 4,509. Referees – Adam Griffiths, Sean Raphael. Linesmen – Riley Friesen, Kirk Van Helvoirt.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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