TONIGHT » Tips at Portland (4/27)

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EVERETT SILVERTIPS at PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS – Veterans Memorial Coliseum

• Tuesday, April 27, 2021
• Time: 5:00pm PT
• RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM / Tune In App

TODAY’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES

Fifth of six meetings this season … the Silvertips sit first in the U.S. Division standings with a 13-3-0-0 record while the Winterhawks are in second place with an 8-5-3-0 record … the Silvertips posted a 4-2-1-0 record against the Winterhawks in the 2019-20 regular season… the Silvertips are 29-20-2-0 against Portland over the last five plus years, including four straight wins this season.

DATE	GAME	RESULT	W-L-O-S	TIME	VENUE
Mar. 26	@ POR	W 2-1	1-0-0-0	5:00pm	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Apr. 3	Vs POR	W 4-1	2-0-0-0	6:05pm	AOTW Arena
Apr. 6	Vs POR	W 6-4	3-0-0-0	7:05pm	AOTW Arena
Apr. 18	Vs POR	W 6-2	4-0-0-0	4:05pm	AOTW Arena
Apr. 27	@ POR			5:00pm	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Apr. 30	@ POR			5:00pm	Veterans Memorial Coliseum

 

THIS SEASON AGAINST THE WINTERHAWKS (4-0-0-0)

• LEADER, POINTS (EVT): COLE FONSTAD (7)
• LEADER, GOALS (EVT): HUNTER CAMPBELL (4)
• LEADER, POINTS (POR): SIMON KNAK (4)
• LEADER, GOALS (POR): MASON MANNEK (2), SETH JARVIS (2)

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

4/28/21         vs. Seattle            7:05pm        Angel of the Winds Arena       KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3FM/WHL Live
4/30/21         @ Portland           5:00pm        Veterans Memorial Coliseum  KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3FM/WHL Live

5/2/21           @ Spokane          5:10pm        Spokane Arena                     KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3FM/WHL Live

LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 6 – SPO 1 (4-23-21): – The Everett Silvertips extended their winning streak to four in a row with another big-time performance against their US Division rival, the Spokane Chiefs, by defeating them 6-1. Silvertips defenseman Zach Ashton scored his first goal of the season midway through the second period and buried another in the third period, giving the Calgary, AB native his first career multi-goal game. Two significant milestones were accomplished in the win by Silvertips players. Goaltender Dustin Wolf turned aside 21 shots to earn his 100^th career victory in the WHL while forward Ethan Regnier participated in his 200^th career regular season game.
SHOTS: EVT 39 | SPO 22

DID YOU KNOW?
1) HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF: Tips’ goaltender Dustin Wolf – the recipient of the WHL Goaltender of the Month award for March – ranks among the WHL leaders in the following categories: 3^rd in wins (12), 3^rd in goals against average (1.65), tied for 1^st in save percentage (0.945), tied for 1^st in shutouts (4) … he has 24 career shutouts, moving into sole possession of 2^nd place on the WHL and Silvertips all-time list, ahead of Leland Irving and Seattle’s Bryan Bridges. He is three behind the league record shared by former teammate Carter Hart and Vancouver’s Tyson Sexsmith. Wolf broke the team’s franchise record for longest shutout streak of 195:12 on Mar. 26^th @ POR, surpassing Carter Hart in franchise history for longest stretch without allowing a goal.
2) THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS: The Silvertips as a team hold the second-best goals against average mark in the WHL as the club has only given up a remarkable 29 goals against in 16 contests. Defensive leaders Gianni Fairbrother and Oleg Zellweger have impressive numbers on both ends of the score sheet. Fairbrother has recorded 14 points (1g-13a) to go along with a plus-8 rating while Zellweger has totaled 13 points (2g-11a) in 11 games played.
3) FUN WITH FONSTAD: Team captain Cole Fonstad has recorded a point in eight consecutive games continuing his productive season for the Silvertips. He now has 272 points for his WHL career and presently leads the club with 25 points (11g-14a) to go along with a stellar plus-13 mark.

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING TRACKER: (updated from NHL CSS Players to Watch Rankings)

            Player                         Of note:

• (D) Olen Zellweger Two assists, Apr. 10/21 @ TC

NHL TIES
Player                                     NHL transaction
Cole Fonstad (F)                    Montreal, 5^th round, 2018 draft (unsigned, NHL free agent)
Gianni Fairbrother (D)            Montreal, 3^rd round, 2019 draft
Dustin Wolf (G)                       Calgary, 7^th round, 2019 draft
Gage Goncalves (F)               Tampa Bay, 2^nd round, 2020 draft
Ronan Seeley (D)                   Carolina, 7^th round, 2020 draft

MILESTONE ALERT:

• Dustin Wolf earned his 100^th career WHL victory on Apr. 23 at Spokane, all with the Silvertips
• Ethan Regnier played in his 200^th career WHL game on Apr. 23 at Spokane
• Gianni Fairbrother played in his 150^th career WHL game on Apr. 16^th, all with the Silvertips
• Gage Goncalves recorded his 100^th point for his WHL career on Apr. 10 at Tri-City
• Gage Goncalves is six games away from 150 for his WHL career
• Jackson Berezowski is eight games away from 150 for his WHL career

FIRST TIMERS: The following Silvertips have notched their firsts in their WHL careers, this season:

• Ryan Hofer: goal on 3/21 @ Tri-City, assist on 4/22 @ Spokane
• Ben Hemmerling: goal on 3/24 vs. Tri-City, assist on 4/16 @ Seattle
• Austin Roest: assist on 4/3 vs. Portland; goal on 4/13 vs. Spokane
• Max Graham: assist on 4/18 vs. Portland