WHL Morning Skate: April 18
NEED TO KNOW
– 2027 NHL Draft-eligible Landon DuPont’s overtime blast clinched Everett’s series against Kelowna in Game 5
– 2025 Detroit Red Wings first-round pick Carter Bear added a shorthanded goal and an assist to help knock out the Rockets
– Everett will compete in the Western Conference Championship for the fourth time in franchise history
– Andrew Reyelts iced a 25-save shutout to give Penticton its first series lead in the second round
– Penticton will try to eliminate Prince George in Game 6 on Sunday
TOP PERFORMER
Game 5 demanded perfection from the Penticton and Prince George goaltenders, and Andrew Reyelts delivered with a shutout performance in a narrow 1-0 win. The 20-year-old denied 25 shots, while holding the Cougars’ top-ranked powerplay scoreless on two opportunities, to seal his first playoff clean sheet. Reyelts is 7-2-0 in the postseason with a 2.50 goals-against average, a .907 save percentage and one shutout. The 6-foot-1, 178-pound netminder from Proctor, Minn. is a finalist for the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy, which is presented annually to the WHL’s Goaltender of the Year.
RESULTS
Kelowna 1, Everett 2 (OT)
EVT wins 4-1
THREE STARS
1- Anders Miller, EVT
– 30 saves, .968 save percentage
2- Carter Bear, EVT
– 1G-1A
3- Josh Banini, KEL
– 53 saves, .964 save percentage
Prince George 0, Penticton 1
PEN leads 3-2
The B.C. Division champions have won three straight games for their first series lead of the second round. Andrew Reyelts stood on his head with a 25-save shutout, while San Jose Sharks prospect Joshua Ravensbergen was near-perfect with 28 stops. Brittan Alstead had the lone goal of the heated Game 5 affair with a precision one-timer from below the right faceoff dot on the powerplay. Penticton will try to close the series out in Prince George on Sunday.
THREE STARS
1- Andrew Reyelts, PEN
– 25-save shutout
2- Brittan Alstead, PEN
– 1G
3- Ryden Evers, PEN
– 3 shots
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