Giancarlo Nadeau
Gibsons, BC— The Coastal Tsunami (13-16-1-1) lost to the North Vancouver Wolf Pack for the first time in a 4-2 outing on home ice.
Both goaltenders played extremely well, and chances were exchanged both ways, but North Vancouver scored two more goals and earned two more points in December.
North Vancouver was led by a pair of goals from Andrew Casellato (14, 15) and singles from Lucas Davidson (28 PP) and Matteo Pero (23).
Coastal got their goals from Jake Yakubowski (6) and Raydon Parkes (15).
On Sunday, Coastal is back in action against the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers for their Snowball Toss and final home game before Christmas.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: North Vancouver 4 – Coastal 2
Final Shots: 39 COA – 35 NV
Nick Peters: 31/34 saves for Coastal
Remy Quintoro: 37/39 saves for North Vancouver
Next Game: Sunday against the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers.
3 STARS
1st: NV – Andrew Casellato – 2 goals
2nd: COA – Lucas Lekakis – 1 assist
3rd: NV – Lucas Davidson – 1 goal, 1 assist
GAME NOTES
- This was the second meeting of the season between these two teams.
- These teams had played once already, with Coastal winning 1-0 on September 7.