TONIGHT // Tips vs. Thunderbirds (3/7)

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EVERETT SILVERTIPS vs SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS – A.O.T.W. ARENA   

• Saturday, March 7, 2020
• Time: 7:05pm PT
• RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM / Tune In App
• MORE INFO ON NAVY NIGHT

TODAY’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES

Ninth of ten meetings … the Tips are 87-62-4-7-10 all-time against Seattle … the Silvertips hold a record of 22-6-2-0 against opponents from the U.S. Division … six of eight meetings this season have been decided by two goals or less … the Tips have won 11 straight games and are ranked 4^th in the CHL Top 10 … the Silvertips need a win, OT/SO loss, or a Spokane loss to clinch home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

THIS SEASON AGAINST THE THUNDERBIRDS (6-2-0-0):

• LEADER, POINTS (EVT): Cole Fonstad, 11
• LEADER, GOALS (EVT): Jake Christiansen, Gage Goncalves, 4
• LEADER, POINTS (SEA): Conner Roulette, 6     
• LEADER, GOALS (SEA): 3 tied, 2

 

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

DATE            OPPONENT          TIME           SITE                                     RADIO

3/8/20           @ Seattle             4:05pm        A.O.T.W. Arena                     KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

3/13/20         @ Tri-City              7:05pm        Toyota Center                       KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

3/14/20         @ Portland           6:00pm        Moda Center                         KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 6 – TC 0 (3-6-20): – Jake Christiansen (2g-1a) and Bryce Kindopp (1g-1a) combined for five points and helped the Everett Silvertips erupt for four goals in the second period, en route to defeat the Tri-City Americans, 6-0 and seizing the U.S. Division lead with seven games left on Friday night in downtown Everett. Leading the way offensively was Jake Christiansen, who had two goals in the second period while Bryce Kindopp scored his team-high 39th goal of the season on the power play. Between the pipes was Braden Holt, as he made his second consecutive start against the Americans. Holt was outstanding in net as he stopped all 16 of the Americans’ shots to earn his first WHL shutout.
SHOTS: EVT 59 | TC 16

DID YOU KNOW?
1) FONSTAD-Y AS HE GOES: Cole Fonstad is tied for 2^nd in WHL assists (58) … his 73 points in 58 games are tied for 11^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 (63 points, 2^nd) and Jake Christiansen (22 goals, 1^st) rank among the league leaders among defensemen … Kasper Puutio has a point in four of the last six games … Olen Zellweger earned a multi point game last Feb. 7 at Tri-City … Christiansen is the first defenseman in Silvertips history to reach the 20 goal plateau in one season.
3) HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF: Tips goaltender Dustin Wolf ranks among the WHL leaders in the following categories: 1^st in goals against average (1.83), 1^st in save percentage (.938), 1^st in wins (33), 1^st in shutouts (9) … he has 20 career shutouts, tied 5^th all time with Dustin Slade and Justin Pogge … his next shutout (21) will tie him for 3^rd in WHL history, all-time with Leland Irving (2^nd, Tips history) and Bryan Bridges.

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

            Player                         Of note:

• (D) Ronan Seeley Assist on 3/1 vs. Portland
• (D) Kasper Puutio Goal on 3/1 vs. Portland
• (F) Gage Goncalves  35 points, last 27 games (16g-19a)
• (F) Michal Gut Assist, 13/20 in face-offs Mar. 6 vs. Tri-City

NHL TIES
Player                                     NHL transaction
Wyatte Wylie (D)                     Philadelphia, 5^th round, 2018 draft
Cole Fonstad (F)                    Montreal, 5^th round, 2018 draft
Gianni Fairbrother (D)             Montreal, 3^rd round, 2019 draft
Dustin Wolf (G)                       Calgary, 7^th round, 2019 draft
Bryce Kindopp (RW)               Anaheim, signed as a free agent (3-year ELC), 3/4
Jake Christiansen (D)            Columbus, signed as a free agent (3-year ELC), 3/4

BRYCE KINDOPP ALL-TIME GOAL TRACKER, SILVERTIPS

RANK PLAYER                     POS    G        
1.         Patrick Bajkov             RW      112
2.         Bryce Kindopp          RW      109
3.         Tyler Maxwell              C         107
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
• Jake Christiansen earned the 100^th assist in his WHL and Silvertips career on Feb. 26 Tri-City
• Jalen Price skated in the 100^th game of his WHL career Mar. 7 vs. Tri-City
• Dennis Williams is 4 games away from 200 in his WHL and Silvertips coaching career
• Ty Kolle is 7 games away from 200 in his WHL career
• Jake Christiansen is 5 games away from 300 in his WHL and Silvertips career