MELBOURNE, Iowa (Interstat) — The Vancouver Giants scored three times in the third period to defeat the Tri-City Americans 4-2 in Western Hockey League play Tuesday night at Toyota Center.

Ryan Lin, named the game’s top star, and Kaleb Hartmann each had a goal and an assist for Vancouver. Jakob Oreskovic added a goal and two assists. Gavin Garland scored a goal and an assist for Tri-City.

After a 1-1 first period, the Giants broke open a scoreless second frame with three goals in a 6:32 span of the third. Lin scored unassisted at 9:16, followed by Ethan Mittelsteadt at 10:51 and Hartmann at 15:48. Tri-City’s Alexander Laing scored a late goal with eight seconds remaining.

Vancouver improved to 22-37, while Tri-City fell to 25-33 before an announced crowd of 3,314.