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Silvertips Edged at Lethbridge 4-3

November 19, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Everett Silvertips News Release


LETHBRIDGE, Alberta - Egor Babenko and Cory Millette each collected a pair of goals to help the Lethbridge Hurricanes hold off the Everett Silvertips, 4-3 before 2,767 fans at Enmax Centre on Wednesday night.

Lethbridge halted the Silvertips' three-game win streak, spoiling the first career start for Mario Petit, who had 25 saves. Devon Skoleski, Yan Khomenko (first career WHL goal) and Noah Juulsen each scored for the Silvertips, who nearly rallied out of a 4-2 hole in the third period. The Silvertips, facing the league's top power play and forced to proceed without captain Dawson Leedahl (a last-second scratch), killed both shorthanded situations against them.

Hurricanes netminder Jayden Sittler earned the win with 31 stops.

Skoleski opened the scoring at 10:31 of the first period, finishing a giveaway and quick two-on-one sequence with Graham Millar, blocker side on Sittler. The Silvertips carried the lead into their dressing room but were victimized by a trio of Hurricanes goals in the middle period, beginning with Millette's eighth goal of the season, a tap-in at the left post at 2:13 of the second period.

Babenko then snuck a sharp angled backhander over the right shoulder of Petit for a 2-1 lead at 8:04, but the Silvertips responded with Khomenko's first career goal. The rookie import forward made a beeline to the net and re-directed Remi Laurencelle's rocket centering pass from the right boards through the five hole of Sittler.

Babenko restored the Lethbridge lead, 3-2 with 1:13 remaining in the period, off the rush when he converted on a toe drag move into the slot. Then on an early third period power play, the Silvertips turned the puck over at the Lethbridge blueline and Millette finished a feed by Kord Pankiewicz at the right post, shorthanded for a 4-2 cushion at the 1:33 mark.

The Silvertips mounted one last comeback attempt starting with Juulsen hammering a one-timer from the blueline, set up by Lucas Skrumeda, for his third goal of the season with 4:01 remaining in regulation. The Silvertips then pulled Petit for a sixth attacker and hemmed Lethbridge in their own zone for over a minute, nearly missing on two bullets by Juulsen from the blueline.

Lethbridge hung on and recorded their seventh consecutive home win.

SILVERTIPS LINES

Dewar - Laurencelle - Stadnyk

Winkler - Fonteyne - Bajkov

Ralph - Skoleski - Millar

Gerth - Sutter - Khomenko

SILVERTIPS D-PAIRINGS

Skrumeda - Juulsen

MacDonald - Davis

Christiansen - Pfeifer

NOTES: The Silvertips scratched Mackenzie Dwyer, Leedahl, Sean Mallonee and Brian King ... Everett outshot Lethbridge, 34-29 and scored the first goal of the game for the 10th time in the last 12 games ... Lethbridge, second in WHL goals per game, handed the Silvertips the fourth occasion in 17 games where they allowed more than two goals ... Laurencelle, returning to Lethbridge for the first time since the Silvertips acquired him from the Hurricanes in a trade two seasons ago, has eight points in eight games ... Skoleski's goal gave him four points in the last three games.

The four-game road trip continues Friday at the newly opened Canalta Centre, where the Silvertips visit the Medicine Hat Tigers at 6:30 p.m. (1380 AM/WHL Live). Fans can enjoy the action at the official Silvertips Watch Party Flagship site, Sporty's Beef and Brew.

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