WHL Seattle Thunderbirds

Tips Skate Past T-Birds

Published on November 20, 2017 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release


EVERETT, November 17, 2017 - The Everett Silvertips defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 Friday night at Xfinity Arena in the first game of a home-and-home series between the two teams.

The T-Birds and Silvertips meet Saturday at accesso ShoWare Center at 7:05pm.

Seattle (9-9-1-1) took a 1-0 lead at 9:12 of the first period. Matthew Wedman came out from behind the Everett net and made a wraparound attempt. The puck came into the slot to Blake Bargar who took a shot that was blocked. Bargar got the rebound and took a second shot. Nolan Volcan backhanded the rebound from Bargar's second shot past Everett goalie Carter Hart from the low slot for his seventh goal of the season.

The T-Birds outshot the Silvertips 12-5 in the first period.

Everett (10-10-1-1) tied the game 1-1 at 13:01 of the second period on an unassisted shorthanded goal by Patrick Bajkov.

Seattle had a 21-13 advantage in shots after periods by outshooting Everett 9-8 in the second period.

Everett took a 2-1 lead at 15:10 of the third period when Reece Vitelli knocked in a rebound from a Sean Richards shot. Wyatte Wylie had the second assist.

Seattle pulled goalie Liam Hughes with just under a minute left in the game for an extra attacker. Richards was able to score an empty-net goal at 19:17 of the third to get the Silvertips third goal.

The T-Birds pulled Hughes a second time 10 seconds after the faceoff from Everett's third goal. Volcan got the puck in the slot took a shot, got his rebound and beat Hart high for the T-Birds second goal at 19:49 of the third.

Hughes stayed on the bench with 11 seconds left for the extra attacker. The T-Birds were not able to find the tying goal in the finals seconds.

Seattle outshot Everett 33-27 in the game.

Hughes record is now 4-4-1-0 after he stopped 23 of 25 shots.

Hart stopped 31 of 33 shots and his record is 5-2-0-1.

T-Birds single game tickets for the 2017-18 season are currently on sale online on the T-Birds website and at the accesso ShoWare Center box office.

Season Tickets for the WHL Champion T-Birds 2017-18 season are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.

SCORING SUMMARY

First period - 1, Seattle, Volcan 7 (Bargar, Tyszka), 9:12. Penalties - Hamaliuk, Sea (checking from behind), 3:27. Carpendale, Sea (major-spearing, game misconduct), 16:56.

Second period - 2, Everett, Bajkov 11, 13:01. Penalties - Bajkov, Sea (tripping), 7:20. Davis, Evt (slashing), 12:10. Hyman, Evt (holding), 18:10.

Third period - 3, Everett, Vitelli 2 (Richards, Wylie) 15:10. 4, Everett, Richards 9 (Davis, Bajkov), 19:17 (en). 5, Seattle, Volcan 8, 19:49. Penalties - Tyszka, Sea (roughing), 19:38. Ormsby, Evt (roughing), 19:38. Butt, Evt (roughing), 19:38. Hyman, Sea (roughing), 19:38.

 

Shots on goal - Seattle 12-9-12 33, Everett 5-8-13 26. Goalies - Seattle, Hughes 25 shots-23 saves (4-4-1-0); Everett, Hart 33-31 (5-2-0-1). Power plays - Seattle 0-2; Everett 0-3. A - 5,983. Referees - Kyle Kowalski, Troy Murray. Linesmen - Mark Heier, Nathan Van Oosten.

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Director, Public & Media Relations

Phone: 253-856-6836

Website: www.seattlethunderbirds.com

Twitter:  @ianhenry72

Email: ianh@seattlethunderbirds.com

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