A four-goal second period by Prince George Cougars was the downfall of the Vancouver Giants Friday night, Sept. 27, at the Langley Events Centre, with the visitors winning 6-3.
Draft-eligible forward Cameron Schmidt scored twice for the third consecutive game for the Giants 鈥� giving him an outstanding six goals in just three games this season, which leads the WHL 鈥� but Vancouver found themselves chasing the game after going down 4-0 in the second period and couldn't quite recover.
Ty Halaburda also scored for Vancouver in his first game back from Vancouver Canucks camp, while rookie Ryan Lin turned heads again with his play, recording two assists.
Neither team scored in the opening 20 minutes, but the Giants certainly flew out of the gate. They had a 10-2 lead in shots on goal midway through the period and generated 15 shots on goal in the first period, but couldn't beat goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen.
Coach Manny Viveiros said they "certainly let one slip away, there's no question about it."
"I thought the first period was a really good first period for us and then we just gave up a couple really lazy goals," Viveiros said.
"We turned pucks over and then we just quit. Quit on the puck. And then they came back, it's in the back of our net to make it 3-0, and then it's 4-0. It was tough for our guys in that second period. I thought our third period we came back and responded quite well, but it's tough to get back in the game when you're down like that against a team like that."
Next, Giants host Kamloops Blazers Friday, Oct. 4 at Langley Events Centre. Puck drop is 7 p.m.
