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Royals battle past Cougars

The Victoria Royals scored five goals in the final two periods of play to defeat the Prince George Cougars by a score of 5-1 on Friday night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

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Scoring:

Royals – Dino Kambeitz 1g-1a, Tarun Fizer 1g-1a (Game Winner), Dante Hannoun 0g-2a, Brandon Cutler 1g-0a, Kaid Oliver 1g-0a, Phillip Schultz 1g-0a, Scott Walford 0g-1a, Logan Doust 0g-1a, Ty Yoder 0g-1a.

Prince George – Rhett Rhinehart 1g-0a, Ethan Browne 0g-1a, Josh Maser 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals – Brock Gould (W) – 60:00 mins, 34 saves on 35 shots.

Prince George – Isaiah DiLaura (L) – 59:38 mins, 29 saves on 34 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals – 1/4 = 25.0%.

Prince George – 0/4 = 0.0%.

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Notes:

Streaking on Home Ice: With tonight’s victory over Prince George, the Royals have now won six consecutive contests against the Cougars when playing at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. While on this streak, the Royals have outscored their opponent by 26-10. This victory puts Victoria’s record to 21-7-1-0 on home ice against the Cougars since they relocated from Chilliwack, BC in 2011-12.

Career Game 100: Tonight’s contest against the Prince George Cougars was the 100th career regular season WHL game for Royals’ forward Dino Kambeitz. The product of Parker, CO was originally drafted by the Royals in the fifth round, 90th overall, in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. With his goal and assist tonight, Kambeitz moves to 14 points (5g-9a) in 29 games this season.

Fiery Fizer: With his goal tonight, Royals’ forward Tarun Fizer now has now collected a point in four straight games. Over this stint, Fizer has recorded seven points (5g-2a).

Up Next: The Royals play their final game before the holiday break tomorrow night at home against the Vancouver Giants at 7:05 pm in their annual Teddy Bear Toss, presented by The Co-Operators. Fans are encouraged to bring their new teddy bears or stuffed toys and throw them on the ice after the Royals score their first goal.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling (250)220-7777, or online.



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