GAME DAY: Saturday, February 8 vs. Everett

Langley, B.C. – The Vancouver Giants (24-20-6-0) face a tall task tonight when they host the league-leading Everett Silvertips (37-8-4-3) tonight at the Langley Events Centre at 7 p.m., who became the first WHL team to clinch a playoff spot after a 4-1 road win over Kamloops last night.

Tonight is the third of four head-to-head meetings. The last matchup was way back on November 29, when Everett won 7-1. The Giants won the very first meeting of the season on Sept. 21, when Burke Hood made 37 saves in his WHL debut to help Vancouver to a 4-3 win.

The Giants lost last night 5-2 to the Portland Winterhawks, getting behind the eight ball, as they were unable to dig themselves out of a 4-0 hole.

Vancouver is 1-3-1 in their last five; Everett is 3-2-0.

The Giants are partnering with JR Country tonight as part of their Basics for Babies fundraiser! They will have a tent set up outside Gate 2. Bring the JR Street Team a donation for Basics for Babies and you’ll be entered in to win a signed Cameron Schmidt jersey!

HOW TO TUNE IN Date | Time  Saturday, February 8 | 7:00 pm PT Place Langley Events Centre Video Stream Stream at watch.chl.ca Listen Sportsnet 650 ALT STREAM | Pre-Game at 6:00 p.m. PT Live Stats Click Here Social Media Twitter | Facebook  | Instagram | TikTok

LAST MEETING: NOV. 29/24: VAN 1 vs. EVT 7

The Everett Silvertips scored two power play goals and two shorthanded goals in a 7-1 win over the Vancouver Giants on Nov. 29 at the LEC.  Adam Titlbach had the only goal for Vancouver – his eighth tally of the season. Julius Miettinen scored a pair for Everett, who also got goals from Dominik Rymon, Carter Bear, Clarke Schaefer, Jesse Heslop and Tyler McKenzie. The final shots on goal in the game were 40-19 for Everett.

VAN LAST 5 GAMES (1-3-1) | 17 GF, 20 GA

DATE	VAN RESULT	SCORE	VAN SCORERS	IN GOAL	GWG
Feb. 7	LOSS	VAN 2 vs. POR 5	Titlbach, Lipinski	Hood (29/33)	Weiermair (POR)
Feb. 2	LOSS	VAN 2 vs. SPO 5	Schmidt, Thorpe	Hood (41/44)	McIsaac (SPO)
Feb. 1	WIN	VAN 9 vs. KAM 2	Lin, Levis, Halaburda (2), Titlbach (2), Schmidt, Thorpe, Cail	Smith (28/30)	Halaburda (VAN)
Jan. 31	LOSS	VAN 2 at SEA 5	Hoilett, Lipinski	Hood (31/36)	Cootes (SEA)
Jan. 26	OTL	VAN 2 vs. SC 3 (OT)	Halaburda, Thorpe	Hood (32/35)	Birnie (SC)

2024-25 TEAM RANKS

	VANCOUVER	Everett
Record	24-20-6-0	37-8-4-3
Points	54	81
Points %	.540	.779
Conference Rank	6th	1st
Last 10	5-4-1-0	6-3-1-0
Goals For/Game	3.82 (8th)	4.38 (1st)
Goals Against/Game	3.98 (16th)	2.63 (1st)
Goal Differential	-8 (14th)	+91 (1st)
Power Play %	26.1% (7th)	24.6% (9th)
Penalty Kill %	74.2% (17th)	78.8% (9th)
Penalty Min./Game	12.76 (6th)	13.75 (10th)

 

WHO TO WATCH

VANCOUVER: #26 CONNOR LEVIS – Levis (Vancouver, B.C.) registered a pair of assists, had five shots on goal and won 11 of 18 face-offs last night in a 5-2 loss to Portland. It was the centre’s 10th multi-point game of the season. The 20-year-old has now recorded at least 40 points in four consecutive seasons, currently with 41 points in 46 games in 2024-25 (18G-23A), which ranks fourth on the Giants. His +8 plus-minus rating is also third-best on the team. Levis is two goals shy of reaching the 20-goal plateau for the third straight year. He also leads all Giants in career points with 219 (94G-125A).

EVERETT: #11 CARTER BEAR – Bear (West St. Paul, MB) has been on a tear the last month or so, with points in 12 of his last 13 games. During those 13 games, he has recorded 22 points, on 11 goals and 11 assists. The 18-year-old draft eligible forward currently ranks second in the entire WHL in goals with 37, and is T-1st in game-winning-goals with nine. He is T-6th in the WHL in points with 76 and is T-4th in plus-minus at +39.

SEASON SERIES VS. EVERETT (1-10; 4 H2H)

DATE	LOCATION	RESULT/TIME
Sept. 21, 2024	Angel of the Winds Arena	4-3 W
Nov. 29, 2024	LEC	7-1 L
Feb. 8, 2025	LEC	7:00 PM PT
Mar. 1, 2025	Angel of the Winds Arena	6:05 PM PT