Game Recap: Silvertips earn 13th-straight road win with 6-3 dub over Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. — The Everett Silvertips made it a baker’s dozen straight road wins by doubling up the Kelowna Rockets 6-3 at Prospera Place Friday night.
Everett allowed the first goal of the game 3:32 into play as Hayden Paupanekis buried a partial breakaway goal. The Tips responded within a minute and a half, as a Hunter Rudolph shot off the post generated a rebound for Jaxsin Vaughan as he potted his fifth goal of the season. Carter Bear netted a shorthanded breakaway goal at 11:07 to give the Silvertips a lead they would not relinquish.
Rylan Gould banged in a rebound goal on the powerplay at 14:46 in the first period, his fourth goal as a Silvertip. Kelowna would bring themselves within one before period’s end, as Owen Folstrom converted off a turnover along the boards.
Everett provided separation early in the second period, as Bear wired home his second of the night and seventh on the season 1:30 into the frame. A Zackary Shantz redirection goal 3:31 into the period chased Kelowna netminder Josh Banini from the crease and gave Everett a 5-2 lead.
Landon DuPont cashed in his second goal of the season on the rebound at 7:48, completing the Silvertips’ scoring. Hiroki Gojsic scored a breakaway goal for Kelowna 1:46 into the third, but the Silvertips cruised the rest of the way for a 6-3 victory. Everett improved to 18-2-3 with the win, tops in the Western Conference.
Anders Miller stopped 23 of 26 in the win, his fifth as a Silvertip.
