{"id":44023,"date":"2026-02-28T19:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-royals\/?p=44023"},"modified":"2026-02-28T19:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:43:28","slug":"royals-swoop-in-for-7-3-win-over-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.chl.ca\/whl-royals\/video\/royals-swoop-in-for-7-3-win-over-hawks","title":{"rendered":"Royals swoop in for 7-3 win over Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victoria, B.C. \u2013 The Royals and Winterhawks returned to action tonight for Pink in the Rink night! Victoria exploded for seven goals in a bounce-back win over Portland, closing out the weekend with a victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Victoria wasted no time breaking the ice tonight. Nolan Stewart cashed in on an early power play opportunity with a shot between the legs of Portland goaltender Ondrej Stebetak at 3:14 into the game. Portland would respond with a shorthanded goal from Alex Weiermair at 9:34, before the Royals returned fire with a pair of goals from Tim Runtso and Max Silver at 10:02 and 13:10. The first intermission arrived with the Royals up 3-1 over the Winterhawks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Royals started the second period with a powerplay marker from Roan Woodward as he buried his 31st goal of the season just 51 seconds in. The Winterhawks would later strike back with a one-timer from Reed Brown at 7:33, but Victoria would once again counterattack, claiming a 5-2 lead on a Caleb Matthews goal at 16:54.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Despite power play opportunities for both sides, the third period would largely remain scoreless until Miles Cooper widened the Royals\u2019 lead at 14:55. Portland returned fire quickly, bringing themselves back within three just 36 seconds later. The final goal of the contest came from Royals captain Reggie Newman, capitalizing on Portland\u2019s empty net to ice the game for the Royals with a score of 7-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scoring Summary<\/b><\/p>\n

1st Period<\/span><\/p>\n

3:14 <\/b>Victoria Royals Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Nolan Stewart (13) assisted by Heath Nelson and Caleb Matthews<\/span><\/p>\n

9:34<\/b> Portland Winterhawks Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Weiermair (32) assisted by Ryan Miller and Carter Matthews<\/span><\/p>\n

10:02 <\/b>Victoria Royals Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Timofei Runtso (11) assisted by Ludovic Perreault and Roan Woodward<\/span><\/p>\n

13:10 <\/b>Victoria Royals Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Max Silver (3) assisted by Cruz Waltze<\/span><\/p>\n

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2nd Period<\/span><\/p>\n

0:51 <\/b>Victoria Royals Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Roan Woodward (31) assisted by Miles Cooper and Reggie Newman<\/span><\/p>\n

7:33 <\/b>Portland Winterhawks Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Reed Brown (16) assisted by Ryan Miller and Alex Weiermair<\/span><\/p>\n

16:54 <\/b>Victoria Royals Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb Matthews (9) assisted by Nolan Stewart and Ludovic Perreault<\/span><\/p>\n

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3rd Period<\/span><\/p>\n

14:55 <\/b>Victoria Royals Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Miles Cooper (9) assisted by Reggie Newman and Heath Nelson<\/span><\/p>\n

15:29<\/b> Portland Winterhawks Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Alessandro Domenichelli (1) unassisted<\/span><\/p>\n

17:25 <\/b>Victoria Royals Goal<\/span><\/p>\n

Reggie Newman (12) assisted by Heath Nelson and Miles Cooper<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shots on Goal<\/b><\/p>\n

Royals \u2013 26<\/span><\/p>\n

Winterhawks \u2013 30<\/span><\/p>\n

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Powerplay<\/b><\/p>\n

Royals \u2013 3\/5<\/span><\/p>\n

Winterhawks \u2013 0\/6<\/span><\/p>\n

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Goalie Stats<\/b><\/p>\n

Royals<\/b><\/p>\n

Ethan Eskit \u2013 18\/20<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake Pilon \u2013 9\/10<\/span><\/p>\n

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Winterhawks<\/b><\/p>\n

Ondrej Stebetak \u2013 19\/25<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s Next<\/b><\/p>\n

The Royals will head to interior B.C. next for a pair of clashes with the Kamloops Blazers and Kelowna Rockets next weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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