NHL draft picks Sourdif and Lysell help Giants play with power in win over Rockets

The men’s advantage unit, which had struggled in the first five games, is 4-for-5 in the 7-2 win and Sourdif and Lysell scored four points.

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The Vancouver Giants’ power play was 1 of 17 in their first five games this season and 4 of 5 on Friday alone.

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The Giants’ male lead burst led to a 7-2 win over the Kelowna Rockets at Langley Events Center and improved Vancouver’s youth season power play efficiency rate to 22.7 percent (5 of 22). , good enough for ninth in the 22-team loop. It had been the last time he had entered at night.

Justin Sourdif scored two goals and two assists and Fabian Lysell scored one goal and three assists for the Giants (4-2-0-0) before the announced crowd of 2,682. A marker and an assistant to Florida Panthers prospect Sourdif and all three setups from Lysell, who is a Boston Bruins prospect, came with the men’s advantage.

“I think we realized how much better we could be with our power play. We spent some time this week and made some adjustments, not so much systematic but putting the guys in different places, ”said Giants coach Michael Dyck, whose man-advantage changes included moving right-hander Lysell from the circle. face to face right. left.

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Kelowna (2-3-0-0) was 1 of 4 in the power play, but also gave up short goals to Sourdif and Adam Hall.

Ty Thorpe, who is part of Vancouver’s first unit power play alongside players like Sourdif and Lysell, also scored with a man up. The second unit’s power play provided goals from Connor Horning and Ty Halaburda, a first in the WHL for the 16-year-old.

Lysell’s account was the only one on par for Vancouver.

Colton Dach and Jake Poole scored for Kelowna.

Jesper Vikman finished with 26 saves at the Vancouver net. He made a couple of key saves in the first when there were no touchdowns and Vancouver was up 1-0 in the Hall score.

Colby Knight spent the first two periods in Kelowna’s goal and allowed seven goals on 29 shots. Cole Tisdale made 11 saves in a scoreless third.

Vancouver was left without defender Cade McNelly (personal reasons), who is one of its three in 20 years. General manager Barclay Parneta did not have a timeline for when he could return.

Vancouver is in Kelowna on Wednesday and then will be home to the Prince George Cougars on Friday and the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday.

Reference-theprovince.com

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