TIPS WIN » Win #15 All the Way to the Blank
Dustin Wolf earns 24th career shutout, Tips use early tone-setting goals in 5-0 win
EVERETT, Wash. – Dustin Wolf made 32 saves for his 24th career shutout and Hunter Campbell scored twice to help the Everett Silvertips cruise to a 5-0 victory over the Spokane Chiefs on Thursday night, in WHL action at Spokane Arena.
The Silvertips boosted their lead to nine points for first place in the U.S. Division at 12-3 (24 points) with 9 games remaining, scoring three times in the second period. The Tips improved to 2-1 over Spokane, visiting Spokane Arena for the first time in 14 months. Wolf’s fourth shutout of the season was his first in 10 games and included 13 saves in the final period.
UP NEXT: The Silvertips finish their trip tomorrow, 6:10 p.m. (KRKO/WHL Live) at Spokane Arena in a rematch against the Chiefs. Viewing packages remain on sale at watch.chl.ca. Play-by-play “Voice of the Tips” Mike Benton will have pre-game coverage beginning 30 minutes before puck drop.
The Tips used a formula of goal-scoring early in each period for success on Thursday and got going on Campbell’s first of two goals, a deflection at the net from a Gage Goncalves at 2:27 for a 1-0 lead. Ryan Hofer then stashed a feed from Ben Hemmerling at the net at the 2:01 mark to give the Tips a 2-0 edge.
Wolf got into a rhythm by that time, making several saves look routine while he darted in front of an errant pass off the boards and denied Cordel Larson’s open net bid. The Tips continued to build on Campbell’s second goal of the game, a rebound at the right post on the power play at 14:11 for a 3-0 lead and followed up on Jacob Wright’s snipe from the right wing on a two-on-one with 35 seconds left in the second period.
If the lead wasn’t insurmountable yet, Ethan Regnier helped remove any lingering doubt by going bar down on Campbell Arnold just 53 seconds into the third period for a 5-0 lead. The Tips were penalized to be assigned four penalty kill opportunities but successfully killed every attempt.
Arnold took the loss in net with 27 stops.
3 STARS OF THE GAME
- Dustin Wolf (EVT)
- Hunter Campbell (EVT)
- Gage Goncalves (EVT)
GAME NOTES: Silvertips scratches included U18 departures Braden Holt and Olen Zellweger, while Brendan Lee and Ty Gibson sat with injuries … Campbell extended his streak to points in four straight games … Wolf’s 24th shutout moved him to within two of the franchise and league record, the latter shared by Carter Hart and Vancouver’s Tyson Sexsmith … the Tips improved to 2-1 in the season series.
ABOUT THE SILVERTIPS AND THE NHL
A total of 19 players have suited up in an Everett Silvertips jersey and advanced to play in the National Hockey League, since the Silvertips joined the WHL in 2003-04. Entering this season, the Silvertips have elevated 27 players to be selected by teams in the NHL Entry Draft, including eight over the previous three seasons. By the end of the 2019-20 season, all three Silvertips in the 20-year old category earned NHL entry level contracts: Bryce Kindopp (Anaheim), Wyatte Wylie (Philadelphia), and Jake Christiansen (Columbus). The Seattle Kraken, an expansion franchise scheduled to play 30 miles away from Everett at Climate Pledge Arena, will make their NHL debut in the 2021-22 season.
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