The Victoria Royals got great goaltending, the Prince George Cougars did not.
The Royals moved within a point of the Cougars in the race for a playoff spot following a 6-2 victory.
The box score and game highlights are right here.
The Royals scored three goals on seven shots on Cougars starting goalie Ty Young before he was replaced by Tyler Brennan just 13:38 into the game.
Brennan made 14 saves on 17 shots fired his way as Prince George outshot Victoria 42-24, including 14-2 in the third period.
Tyler Palmer made 40 saves before 3,783 fans in Victoria.
Devin Aubin scored his first two goals of the season and finished with three points to lead the way for the Royals.
His linemate Tanner Scott had a goal and two helpers, as the Royals fourth line potted three goals.
Koehn Ziemmer and Connor Bowie each scored power-play goals in the first period for Prince George.
Ziemmer’s goal was his team-leading 28th of the season and 12th in 10 games against the Royals.
The 17-year-old Ziemmer has now scored in five-straight games.
Hudson Thornton and Ethan Samson each had a pair of assists to extend their points streaks to eight games.
The (20-33-2-1) Cougars are tied with the (19-33-4-1) Spokane Chiefs for 7th in the Western Conference, just one point ahead of the (18-34-5-1) Royals.
The same teams play again tonight plus Friday and Saturday of next week on Vancouver Island.
Prince George is 8-2 in 10 games against Victoria this season.
The Cougars are 4-21-1-1 against the top five teams in the Western Conference and 16-12-1-0 against the other four teams in the Conference.
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring
Royals: Devin Aubin (2), Tanner Scott, Riley Gannon, Carter Briltz, Tarun Fizer
Cougars: Koehn Ziemmer, Connor Bowie
Goaltending
Royals: Tyler Palmer (W), 60:00, 40 saves, 42 shots
Cougars: Ty Young (L), 13:38, 4 saves, 7 shots | Tyler Brennan, 46:22, 14 saves, 17 shots
Shots
Royals: 24
Cougars: 42
Power-Play
Royals: 0/3
Cougars: 2/2
Three Stars: (all from Victoria) 1) Devin Aubin 2) Tanner Scott 3) Tyler Palmer
Eight teams had one-day old ‘Luck of the Irish.’ The other eight teams, not so much. #WHLScores pic.twitter.com/y1MtjEt79z
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 19, 2022
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Manager of Merchandise Tanya Lamb in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/cZKu6xCfyK #PrinceGeorgeBC #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/wqZnnUODZR
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 17, 2022
With files from Fraser Rodgers
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