MERRITT BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings chalked up their second win of the pre-season scoring six times to defeat the Merritt Centennials by a 6-2 score.
1st Period:
MER: At 12:03 of the opening frame, Trevor Isaksson got the puck off the draw and ripped it by goaltender Jordan Fairlie to give Merritt the lead. Isaksson’s powper-play goal and first of the pre-season was assisted by Hunter Brown.
PG: At 14:32 of the period Rowan Miller had a picture-perfect deflection in the slot off a Corey Cunningham shot, over the shoulder of Josh Dias to knot the game up at one. Miller’s second of the pre-season came on the power-play from Cunningham and Darwin Lakoduk.
SHOTS:
13-7 MER
2nd Period:
PG: 4:47 into the frame, Andrew Seaman got the puck at his own blue line and took the puck all the way to the goal and made a great move around Dias to give the Spruce Kings the lead. Seaman’s first of the pre-season came unassisted.
PG: At 9:16 of the 2nd, a pretty passing play between Corey Cunningham and Tanner Main set up Mason Waite in the right circle and ripped it by a sprawling Dias to give Prince George a 3-1 lead.
MER: At 15:50 of the second, Centennials forward Jacksenn Hungle got a breakaway and went off the cross bar and in on Fairlie to cut the Spruce King lead to one. Hungle’s first came from Liam Visram.
SHOTS:
18-8 PG
3rd Period:
PG: 1:47 into the period, John Herrington took a shot inside the circle that went right under the arm of Dias to regain the two-goal PG lead. Herrington’s first was assisted by Andrew Seaman.
PG: At 8:04 of the 3rd, Tanner Main got the puck at the left point and hammered a wrist shot off the post and in past Dias to make it 5-2. Main’s first came on the power-play from Seaman and Zach Gabruch.
PG: With the Merritt net empty, Christian Buono deposited the puck in the empty cage just shy of the blue line to put the game to bed and make it 6-2. Buono’s empty netter came at 19:42 unassisted.
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Final Score: Prince George 6 Merritt 2
Final Shots: Prince George 34 Merritt 27
Jordan Fairlie: 25/27 saves for Prince George (1-0)
Josh Dias: 29/34 Saves for Merritt (0-2)
Prince George Power-Play: 3/5
Merritt Power-Play: 1/5
3 Stars:
1st Star: Andrew Seaman (PG 1 G 2 A)
2nd Star: Corey Cunningham (PG 2 A)
3rd Star: Trevor Isaksson ( MER 1 G)
Fortis BC Energy Player Of The Game: Jacksenn Hungle (MER 1 G)
