Six different Giants scored in the win as the Eastern Conference leading Saskatoon Blades fell to Vancouver 7-6 on Friday night, Nov. 1, at the Langley Events Centre, improving the host team record to 8-4-2 on the season.
Cameron Schmidt's two tallies moved him back into sole possession of the goal scoring lead in the Western Hockey League with 14.
Tyler Thorpe (7th), Tyson Zimmer (4th), Connor Levis (7th), Jaden Lipinski (1st) and Adam Titlbach (5th) each scored as well.
Burke Hood was busy all night, finishing with 42 saves on 48 shots to improve to 3-2-2 this season.
Blades got two goals from European import David Lewandowski, plus single tallies from Hudson Kibblewhite, Rowan Calvert, Tyler Parr and Brandon Lisowsky.
Giants Head Coach Manny Viveiros said both teams were "pretty loose in a lot of areas of their game."
"We didn't have our best in some areas tonight, but I love the way we competed," Viveiros commented.
"Things weren't flowing properly at times, but our kids just dug in and kept working and kept working and they weren't going to be denied, so that was really positive from our group here."
Next, Giants host Moose Jaw Warriors tonight (Saturday, Nov. 2) at 7 p.m.
