The sa国际传媒 Division-leading Vancouver Giants defeated the Victoria Royals 4-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday night before 3,640 fans at Langley Events Centre.
The Giants moved to 16-6-2 while the Royals lost their second consecutive game to fall to 12-8.
Veteran forward Milos Roman gave the Giants the jump with his 12th goal of the season, on the power play at 10:46 of the first period. Davis Koch and blueliner and projected 2019 NHL first-round draft pick Bowen Byram drew the assists.
Koch extended that to a two-goal lead. Former Royals forward Jared Dmytriw, now captain of the Giants, rubbed it in with an unassisted short-handed goal to make it 3-0. Tanner Sidaway scored for Victoria to ruin Trent Miner鈥檚 shutout bid late in the third period.
Griffen Outhouse, who on Friday in Kelowna played in his 166th career regular-season game for the Royals to surpass the old record of 165 shared with Coleman Vollrth, made 30 saves in goal for Victoria on Saturday night.
The Royals face the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
