WHL roundup: Hood, Titlbach come up big in Giants' win over Wheat Kings
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LANGLEY, B.C. — Adam Titlbach scored twice and the Vancouver Giants won their third straight Western Hockey League game with a 3-1 decision over the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings on Sunday at Langley Events Centre.
Tyler Thorpe also scored for the Giants (22-16-5-0), who were outshot 31-20 but got another strong performance from netminder Burke Hood.
Marcus Nguyen scored a power-play goal for the Wheat Kings (20-15-3-2), who trailed 2-0 after the first period and 2-1 heading into the third.
The Wheat Kings went 1-for-5 on the power play, while the Giants were 0-for-1.
Elsewhere in the WHL on Sunday:
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BRONCOS 3 BLADES 2
SASKATOON, Sask. — Trae Wilke scored twice, Rylan Gould and Carlin Dezainde each had two assists, and the visiting Swift Current Broncos edged the Saskatoon Blades 3-2.
Hunter Mayo also scored for the Broncos (22-18-1-1), who were outshot 37-35.
Hunter Laing and Tanner Scott scored for the East Division-leading Blades (23-15-2-3), who led 2-1 after the first period but trailed 3-2 heading into the third.
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HITMEN 4 PATS 1
CALGARY, Alta. — Oliver Tulk scored twice and Ben Kindel had three assists as the Calgary Hitmen knocked off the visiting Regina Pats 4-1.
Sawyer Mynio and Carson Wetsch also scored for the Hitmen (25-12-3-2), who outshot the visitors 35-22.
Caden Brown scored for the Pats (12-24-4-2), who were tied 1-1 after the first period but trailed 3-1 heading into the third.
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AMERICANS 3 WILD 2
WENATCHEE, Wash. — The visiting Tri-City Americans scored the game's first three goals and then hung on to beat the Wenatchee Wild 3-2.
Cruz Pavao, Jake Sloan and Savin Virk scored for the Americans (22-16-3-1), who took a 2-0 lead into the third period, outshot the hosts 8-4 in the final frame.
Reid Andresen and Shaun Rios scored for the Wild (16-22-3-1), who outshot the visitors 25-24.
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 19, 2025.