The Vancouver Giants bounced back in a big way Wednesday against the Prince George Cougars. Led by a Mazden Leslie hat trick, Vancouver cruised to a 6-2 victory at the CN Centre one day after the Cougars trounced the Giants 6-0.
1st Period:
VAN: Mazden Leslie opened the scoring with 3:17 left in the first period with a one-timer.
PG: Hudson Thornton tied the game 2:29 later when he received a backdoor pass and knocked the puck into the open cage.
2nd Period:
VAN: Ty Thorpe put the Giants back in front with a top corner shot 3:52 into the second.
PG: Thornton tied it again with a powerplay goal at the 7:27 mark of the period.
3rd Period:
VAN: Just 2:30 into the third, Mazden Leslie buried his second of the night to make it 3-2 Giants.
VAN: Skyler Bruce got in on the action with his 11th of the season 6:24 later.
VAN: Leslie completed the hat trick with 8:54 left in the game on the man-advantage.
VAN: Julian Cull finished the night with an empty netter with 0:46 left in the game.