Giants Knocked Out Of Playoffs Following Loss To Silvertips Sunday

April 7, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release

Vancouver Giants' Tyson Zimmer and Mazden Leslie and Everett Silvertips' Ben Hemmerling in action
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Caroline Anne)

The Silvertips power play went 2-for-4 in Game 5 in a contest where they out-shot Vancouver 49-25.

Giants netminder Brett Mirwald finished the five-game series with 220 saves on 238 shots, for a .924 save percentage, and an average of 44 saves per game.

Everett got goals from Parker Berge, Ben Hemmerling, Cade Zaplitny, Dominik Rymon and Julius Miettinen.

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GAME SUMMARY

Berge scored the only goal of the first period, firing a quick wrist shot from the point on the power play that changed direction on its way through to break the ice.

Just 1:10 into the second period, Everett doubled their lead on another power play goal, this time when Hemmerling put home his own rebound to make it 2-0.

With under four minutes remaining in the middle frame, Zaplitny tipped a point shot from Niko Tsakumis to extend the home side's lead to 3-0.

After 40 minutes, the Silvertips were out-shooting Vancouver 37-16.

Rymon and Miettinen each scored a goal early in the third period four minutes apart to make it 5-0, which stood up as the final score.

STATISTICS

SOG: VAN - 10/6/9 = 25 | EVT - 18/19/12 = 49

PP: VAN- 0/2 | EVT - 2/4

Face-Offs: VAN - 28 | EVT - 32

3 STARS

1st: EVT - Ben Hemmerling - 1G, 1A, 6 SOG

2nd: EVT - Caden Brown - 2A, 1 SOG, +1

3rd: EVT - Tyler Palmer - 25 Saves on 25 Shots

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Vancouver: Loss - Brett Mirwald (44 saves / 49 shots)

Everett: WIN - Tyler Palmer (25 saves / 25 shots)

NEXT GAME:

The Giants season is now over.

Vancouver Giants' Tyson Zimmer and Mazden Leslie and Everett Silvertips' Ben Hemmerling in action (Caroline Anne)

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