TONIGHT // Tips at Spokane (2/9)

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EVERETT SILVERTIPS at SPOKANE CHIEFS – SPOKANE ARENA  

• Sunday, February 9, 2020
• Time: 5:05pm PT 
• RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM / Tune In App

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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES

Final meeting out of nine meetings this season … the Silvertips conclude three games in three days (2-0-0-0) today … they are 7-0-1-0 this season against Spokane and all-time, are 77-58-1-9-4 against the Chiefs … the Tips are 17-5-2-0 against opponents from the U.S. Division … today’s game has a total of six players from both rosters ranked by NHL Central Scouting (midterm) … a total of eight players from both rosters have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft.

AGAINST THE CHIEFS (7-0-1-0)

• SILVERTIPS LEADER, POINTS: Gage Goncalves, 10
• SILVERTIPS LEADER: GOALS: Bryce Kindopp, 5
• GIANTS LEADER, POINTS: Eli Zummack, 7
• GIANTS LEADER, GOALS: Adam Beckman, 5

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

DATE            OPPONENT          TIME           SITE                                     RADIO

2/9/20           @ Spokane          5:05pm        Spokane Arena                     KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

2/14/20         SEATTLE             7:35pm        A.O.T.W. Arena                     KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

2/15/20         PORTLAND          7:05pm        A.O.T.W. Arena                     KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 5 – SEA 2 (2-9-20): Jake Christiansen deposited two goals with four points, Dustin Wolf had 23 saves in net and the Everett Silvertips broke a tie game in the second period with three unanswered goals, enough to defeat the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 in front of 6,190 fans at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. The Tips won their fifth straight and eight in the last nine games (8-0-1), taking their fifth win in seven meetings against the Thunderbirds. Kasper Puutio scored his first goal as a Silvertip while Cole Fonstad earned a goal and two assists against the Thunderbirds, earning 10 points to date in the season series. In the last three wins in the series, the Tips have outscored Seattle 15-2.
SHOTS: EVT 34 | SEA 29

DID YOU KNOW?
1) FONSTAD-Y AS HE GOES: Cole Fonstad is second in assists (49) … his 62 points in 46 games, are tied for 9^th WHL scoring … his 60 assists in the calendar year of 2019 were 2^nd in the WHL, trailing Eli Zummack of Spokane by three.
2) THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS: Wyatte Wylie (4^th, 47 points) and Jake Christiansen (3^rd, 15 goals) rank among the league leaders among defensemen … Kasper Puutio earned his first Silvertips goal on Saturday at Seattle … Olen Zellweger earned a multi point game on Friday at Tri-City.
3) HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF: Tips goaltender Dustin Wolf ranks among the WHL leaders in the following categories: 1^st in goals against average (1.90), 1^st in save percentage (.938), 3^rd in wins (25), 1^st in shutouts (8) … he has 19 career shutouts, tied 7^th all time (19) with Kelly Guard and Darcy Kuemper … his next shutout (20) will tie him for 5^th in WHL history, all-time with Dustin Slade and Justin Pogge.

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING TRACKER: (updated from NHL CSS midterm rankings)

            Player                         Of note:

• (D) Ronan Seeley Played in the 100^th game of his WHL career on Feb. 7 at Tri-City
• (D) Kasper Puutio Goal on Feb. 8 at Seattle (5-2 win)
• (F) Gage Goncalves  23 points, last 16 games (12g-11a)
• (F) Michal Gut Assist in Tips 4-3 win vs. Portland on Jan. 31

BRYCE KINDOPP ALL-TIME GOAL TRACKER, SILVERTIPS

RANK PLAYER                     POS    G        
1.         Patrick Bajkov             RW      112
2.         Tyler Maxwell              C         107
3.         Bryce Kindopp          RW      102
4.         Joshua Winquist         LW       101
5.         Shane Harper             RW      100

MILESTONE ALERT:

• Dennis Williams earned the 100^th win in his Silvertips and WHL career Nov. 2 vs Kamloops
• Wyatte Wylie earned the 100^th point in his WHL and Silvertips career Nov 2 vs Kamloops
• Dustin Wolf played in the 100^th game of his WHL and Silvertips career on Nov 30 vs. Seattle
• Cole Fonstad earned the 200^th point in his WHL career on Dec. 7 at Swift Current
• Gage Goncalves played in the 100^th game of his WHL & Silvertips career, Dec. 30 at Red Deer
• Jackson Berezowski played in the 100^th game of his WHL & Silvertips career, Jan. 1 at Edmonton
• Bryce Kindopp scored the 100^th goal of his Silvertips and WHL career Jan. 3 at Prince George
• Wyatte Wylie earned the 100^th assist of his WHL career on Jan. 18 vs. Seattle
• Ronan Seeley played in the 100^th game of his Silvertips and WHL career Feb. 7 at Tri-City
• Ty Kolle is 19 games away from 200 in his WHL career
• Jalen Price is 12 games away from 100 in his WHL and Silvertips career
• Jake Christiansen is 5 assists away from 100 in his WHL and Silvertips career