Giants Secure Weekend Split With Everett After A 5-2 Road Loss

Saturday night at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA the Vancouver Giants (23-30-4-0) fell 5-2 to the Everett Silvertips (40-10-3-5). Niko Huuhtanen (2G, 2A) had four points for Everett while defenceman Olen Zellweger chipped in with three assists. The Giants countered with third period goals from Connor Horning (10) and Zack Ostapchuk (19) responded with third period power play goals for the Giants. Five of the seven goals from the game were scored on the power play.

GIANTS EARN SPLIT WITH EVERETT 

BOX SCORE

 1^st Period:

EVT – 2:22 into the game, Everett forward Niko Huuhtanen snapped his 31^st of the season home from the left-wing circle on an Everett power play. Olen Zellwegger and Alex Swetlikoff both earned assists.

EVT – Niko Huuhtanen wasn’t done. He bagged his second of the game at 16:39 off a slick back-door left-wing feed from Ollen Zellweger. The second assist came courtesy of Ben Hemmerling.

Shots: 12-10 Vancouver

2^nd Period:

 EVT – After killing off a five-minute major penalty, the Silvertips got a power play chance of their own and capitalized. Hunter Campbell parked himself in front of the Giants net, and redirected a Ben Hemmerling feed home for his 20^th of the season.

EVT – Jackson Berezowski extended the Everett lead to 4-0 on another power play strike at 19:19. His team-leading 41^st of the season came off an Olen Zellwegger rebound. For Zellweger it marked his third point of the night. Niko Huuhtanen had the second assist for Everett giving him his third point of the evening as well.

Shots: 16 – 15 Everett

 3^rd Period:

VAN – Connor Horning put the Giants on the board with a power play point shot at 1:23 of the third period. Horning’s 10^th of the season was set up by Fabian Lysell and Payton Mount.

EVT – 32 seconds later the Silvertips responded with Jacob Wright snapped a backhander past Connor Martin from the high slot off the rush.

*Connor Martin was pulled from the Giants net in favour of Will Gurski at 1:55.

VAN – Zack Ostapchuk snagged another power play goal for the Giants at 8:39 on a five-on-three. Ostapchuk one-timed home a feed from Fabian Lysell at the right-wing side. Connor Horning also assisted.

Shots: 13-6 Everett

 GAME SUMMARY

 Final Score: Everett 5 – Vancouver 2

Final Shots: 39 – 31 Everett

Connor Martin: 23/28 Saves for Vancouver

Will Gurski: 11/11 Saves for Vancouver

Koen MacInnes: 29/31 Saves for Everett

Vancouver Power Play: 2/9

Everett Power Play: 3/5

3 Stars:

• Niko Huuhtanen (EVT – 2G, 2A)
• Olen Zellweger (EVT – 3A)
• Koen MacInnes (EVT – 29 Saves)

Next Game: The Giants return to action at home on Friday, March 25^th against the Seattle Thunderbirds.

 NOTES

• The Giants finish the regular season with a 2-2 record against Everett.
• Saturday’s loss snapped a streak of four straight games without a regulation loss for the Giants.
• Fabian Lysell recorded his team-leading 15^th multi-point game for the Giants.
• The Giants power play has now scored in four consecutive games dating back to March 12^th in Portland.