TONIGHT » Tips at Spokane (3/5)
EVERETT SILVERTIPS at SPOKANE CHIEFS – SPOKANE ARENA
- Tuesday, March 5, 2019
- Time: 7:05pm PT
- RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM & TuneIn App
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES
Final meeting of the regular season between the Silvertips and Chiefs … the Silvertips are 5-0-1-1 head-to-head and 65-56-11 in the all-time series … tonight’s game is the 133rd meeting … the Tips are 28-35-6 all-time in Spokane … tonight is the first meeting in Spokane since Dec. 28, 2018 … the Tips are led by Connor Dewar with 9 points in the series … Bryce Kindopp and Riley Sutter are tied for second with 8 points … Riley Woods leads Spokane with 7 points in the series … tonight’s game is the start of a five-game road trip.
REGULAR SEASON SERIES (Silvertips are 5-0-1-1)
| Nov. 3 | EVT 6 – at SPO 2 | |
| Nov. 18 | SPO 3 – at EVT 2 (OT) | |
| Nov. 30 | at EVT 5 – SPO 4 (OT) | |
| Dec. 5 | at EVT 4 – SPO 2 | |
| Dec. 9 | at EVT 2 – SPO 0 | |
| Dec. 12 | at SPO 4 – EVT 3 (SO) | |
| Dec. 28 | EVT 3 – at SPO 1 | |
| Mar. 5 | at Spokane | 7:05 pm PST |
PLAYOFF PUSH:
- The Silvertips have clinched a playoff berth for the 16th consecutive season (longest active streak in WHL) and the U.S. Division title for the 3rd straight season (7th overall).
- The Silvertips were the second team to clinch a playoff berth, and earned the berth on Feb. 9 in a 5-0 win vs. Portland
- CHASE FOR TOP SEED IN THE CONFERENCE: The Tips have 92 points, tied for 1st with Vancouver … both clubs have six games remaining.
- IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY: The Silvertips would face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the opening round of the WHL Playoffs
NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)
DATE OPPONENT TIME SITE RADIO
3/8/19 @ Tri-City 7:05pm Toyota Center KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/TuneIn
3/9/19 @ Seattle 6:05pm accesso ShoWare Center KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/TuneIn
3/12/19 @ Portland 7:00pm Memorial Coliseum KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/TuneIn
LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 1 – SEA 0 (OT) (3-2-19): Bryce Kindopp scored his second consecutive late game winner with 0.4 remaining to lift the Everett Silvertips to a thrilling 1-0 overtime victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds, in WHL action before a sellout crowd of 8,387 on Saturday in downtown Everett. The Silvertips clinched home ice advantage in the first round of the WHL Playoffs with the win and reduced their magic number to three points for the U.S. Division title. If Portland loses on Sunday at Kelowna, the Silvertips can clinch their third straight division banner with a win Tuesday in Spokane or an OT/SO loss (combined with a Portland loss in regulation).
THIS DATE IN TIPS HISTORY:
MAR. 5, 2006: Torrie Wheat had the 12th hat trick in Tips history, a natural hat trick, and the Tips cruised past the Kelowna Rockets in a 4-1 victory in downtown Everett … Brady Calla tacked on a late third period goal … Wheat was named first star of the game … Leland Irving earned 29 saves for the win and second star honors … the Tips went 2-of-5 on the power play.
TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS
- BANNER BOYS: The Tips will hoist their seventh U.S. Division banner … their division title in 2018-19 is their third consecutive and they have won the U.S. Division four of the last five seasons … the Tips need eight points to reach 100 for the third time in franchise history.
- HOWLING WOLF: Dustin Wolf, named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the fifth time this season, has been listed along with Tips D Gianni Fairbrother to the NHL Central Scouting midterm rankings … he has the lowest GAA (1.72) in the WHL, and leads the league in wins (39), save percentage (.935), and shutouts (7).
- HATS OFF TO THE TIPS: The Silvertips have earned four hat tricks this season … Jake Christiansen became the first defenseman in Tips history to earn a hat trick, Feb. 9 vs. Portland (5-0 win) … Connor Dewar, Bryce Kindopp and Zack Andrusiak had hat tricks in the prior three of four games.
- BRYCE YOURSELVES: Bryce Kindopp has reached a career-high with 38 goals, tied for the Tips lead with Zack Andrusiak… entering the week, since Jan. 1, his 20 goals in 24 games lead the Silvertips and are tied for 2nd in the WHL … he has scored the last two winners either in the last minute of regulation or overtime and his 10 game winners are tied for the league lead with Tristan Langan and Brayden Tracey (Moose Jaw).
- BLUELINE BOYS: Wyatte Wylie (44 points) and Jake Christiansen (43 points) are in the top 15 for scoring among league defensemen … Christiansen’s 218 shots and Wylie’s 206 shots are the top two among league defensemen, respectively.
TIPS AMONG THE ALL-TIME LEADERS:
GOALS (career) POS G
- Patrick Bajkov RW 112
- Tyler Maxwell C 107
- Joshua Winquist LW 101
- Shane Harper RW 100
- Connor Dewar F 97
PLUS/MINUS (season) YR Total
- Radko Gudas 2009-10 +45
- Shane Harper 2009-10 +36
Bryce Kindopp 2018-19 +36
- Ryan Murray 2009-10 +33
Nikita Scherbak 2014-15 +33
WINS (season) YR TOTAL
- Dustin Wolf 2018-19 39
- Leland Irving 2005-06 37
- Carter Hart 2015-16 35
- Leland Irving 2006-07 34
- Carter Hart 2016-17 32
SAVE PCT (season) YR TOTAL
- Carter Hart 2017-18 .947
- Dustin Wolf 2018-19 .935
- Michael Wall 2004-05 .931
- Leland Irving 2006-07 .929
- Leland Irving 2004-05 .928
Dustin Wolf 2017-18 .928
ON THE BOARD!
The following Silvertips with their first WHL point or goal this season:
- Jackson Berezowski / GOAL – Sept. 23 vs. VAN
- Ronan Seeley / ASSIST – Oct. 12 vs. EDM
- Gage Goncalves / ASSIST – Nov. 10 at SEA
- Jalen Price / GOAL – Nov. 10 at SEA
- Conrad Mitchell / ASSIST – Nov. 11 at KAM
- Gage Goncalves / GOAL – Dec. 28 at SPO
- Conrad Mitchell / GOAL – Jan. 6 vs. KAM
BY THE NUMBERS
Silvertips records, when each player scores a goal:
Andrusiak, Zack: 7-2-0-0
Berezowski, Jackson: 8-2-0-0
Butt, Dawson: 7-0-1-0
Christiansen, Jake: 9-1-0-0
Dewar, Connor: 22-3-0-1
Fairbrother, Gianni: 11-0-0-0
Fasko-Rudas, Martin: 8-1-0-0
Goncalves, Gage: 1-0-0-0
Gurney, Justyn: 1-0-0-0
Holmes, Robbie: 1-0-0-1
Khaira, Sahvan: 2-1-0-0
Kindopp, Bryce: 23-4-0-1
Minulin, Artyom: 1-0-0-0
Mitchell, Conrad: 1-0-0-0
Patterson, Max: 6-0-0-1
Price, Jalen: 5-1-1-0
Sutter, Riley: 10-1-0-0
Vitelli, Reece: 8-0-0-0
Walker, Ian: 1-0-0-0
Wylie, Wyatte: 9-0-2-0
MILESTONE ALERT
- Bryce Kindopp is 2 games away from 200 in his Silvertips and WHL career
- Zack Andrusiak is 3 games away from 200 in his WHL career
- Riley Sutter is 2 games shy of 200 in his Silvertips and WHL career
- Connor Dewar is 3 goals shy of 100 in his Silvertips and WHL career
- Sahvan Khaira played in the 300th game of his WHL career on Feb. 15 at Kelowna
- Wyatte Wylie played in the 200th game of his Silvertips and WHL career Feb. 18 at Prince George
- Bryce Kindopp earned the 100th point in his Silvertips and WHL career Jan. 26 vs. Lethbridge
- Reece Vitelli played in the 100th game in his Silvertips and WHL career Dec. 8 at Seattle
- Riley Sutter had the 100th point in his Silvertips and WHL career on Sept. 29 at Tri-City
- Jake Christiansen played in the 200th game of his Silvertips and WHL career on Oct. 13 vs. Kamloops
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
The Silvertips roster, categorized by birth year and hometown:
BIRTH YEAR
98: Andrusiak, Khaira, Minulin
99: Kindopp, Dewar, Christiansen, Sutter, Wylie, Patterson, Holmes
00: I. Walker, Butt, Fasko-Rudas, Fairbrother, Palaga, Gurney
01: Wolf, Goncalves, Mitchell, Price, Vitelli
02: Berezowski, Seeley
HOMETOWN
CANADA
BC: Patterson, Khaira, I. Walker, Fairbrother, Goncalves, Price, Palaga, Andrusiak, Gurney
AB: Kindopp, Sutter, Mitchell, Seeley, Holmes
SK: Berezowski
MB: Dewar, Vitelli
UNITED STATES
WA: Butt, Wylie
CA: Wolf
RUSSIA
Minulin
SLOVAKIA
Fasko-Rudas
