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Prince George Downs Silvertips 5-1

September 28, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Everett Silvertips News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Jesse Gabrielle scored twice on the power play and the Prince George Cougars earned the first four goals to skate past the Everett Silvertips (1-1-0-0, 2 points), 5-1 before a crowd of 2,290 at CN Centre on Sunday.

The Cougars blew open a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes with three goals in the second period, and the Silvertips managed a goal by Matt Fonteyne to spoil Mack Shields' shutout bid. Both teams managed a split of the two games, ending the Silvertips' only trip of the season to Prince George.

Carter Hart, coming off a season-opening 27-save shutout, looked sharp early but the Silvertips fell behind on Colby McAuley's rebound goal, with 2:28 left in the first period after Sam Ruopp got a point shot through traffic.

Jordan Ross' first goal of the season lifted the Cougars to a 2-0 edge at 8:37 after the Silvertips turned the puck over on an outlet pass to the blueline, and Haydn Hopkins found Ross alone at the net. Gabrielle's first goal boosted Prince George ahead, 3-0 at 13:44 and Chase Witala, last season's Cougars leading goal-scorer, got behind the Silvertips defense and fooled Hart on a backhand deke with 3:36 left for a 4-0 lead.

Hart was replaced by Mario Petit in the third period and the Silvertips responded with strong shifts early, capped by Fonteyne's goal between the hash marks on a pass to his tape by Cole MacDonald at 4:05. But Gabrielle's second goal lifted Prince George back to a four-goal cushion on a deflection at the base of the right circle, set up by Jansen Harkins' cross-ice set up at 8:46.

Shields earned the win with 25 saves.

NOTES: The Silvertips scratched Noah Juulsen, Alexander Scherbakov, Dawson Leedahl (injury), Tristen Pfiefer (injury), Gunnar Wegleitner, Yan Khomenko and Austin Lotz ... Prince George, who scored on their first two power play opportunities, outshot the Silvertips 29-26 ... Patrick Bajkov, with a secondary assist on Fonteyne's goal, has points in his first two games (along with MacDonald) ... Petit, Jake Christiansen and Sean Mallonee each made their WHL debuts - Mallonee previously skated with the Silvertips Under-16 program.

SILVERTIPS LINES?

Dewar - Laurencelle - Stadnyk

Bajkov - Fonteyne - Millar

Ralph - Skoleski - Gerth ?

King - Sutter - Mallonee

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SILVERTIPS PAIRINGS

Dwyer - Davis

?Christiansen - MacDonald

Skrumeda - Leslie

FINAL BOX SCORE

Following a five-day layoff, the Silvertips return to play in Portland, facing the host Winterhawks on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m. (FOX Sports 1380/WHL Live). Silvertips radio voice Mike Benton will handle coverage 30 minutes prior to opening face-off with the Silvertips pregame show, presented by Everett Bone and Joint.

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