Vees Drop Contest in OT to Silvertips
Published on March 14, 2026 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Penticton Vees News Release
Penticton Vees' Ryden Evers
(Penticton Vees, Credit: Evan Morud)
Penticton, BC - The Penticton Vees battled back from three different one goal deficits but were unable to get the finisher falling 4-3 in overtime to the Silvertips in Everett on Saturday night.
The Vees fall to 41-14-6-4 on the season.
After a scoreless first period, the Silvertips opened the scoring off the stick of Zach Shantz at 3:07 of period number two.
Ryden Evers scored his 33rd of the year, on the powerplay, off a rebound to make it 1-1.
The Silvertips would re-gain their lead but the Vees would strike on the powerplay from a deflection by Matteo Danis for his 29th of the season to make it 2-2.
Everett answered with 10 seconds left in the frame to send the game 3-2 Silvertips to the third period.
The Vees would even the score off a beautiful give-and-go play between Jacob Kvasnicka and Evers, who finished it off for his second of the night, sending the game to overtime.
Penticton had a flurry of chances on the powerplay in overtime but were unable to score and once play got back to three-on-three Julius Miettinen slid one past AJ Reyelts to give the Silvertips the 4-3 overtime victory.
GAME STATS
Shots:
Vees- 43
Silvertips- 38
Scoring:
Vees- Ryden Evers (2), Matteo Danis
Silvertips- Zachary Shantz, Tarin Smith (2), Julius Miettinen
Power Plays:
Vees- 2/4
Silvertips- 0/3
Goaltending:
Vees- AJ Reyelts - 34/38
Silvertips- Anders Miller - 40/43
Up Next: The Vees are back at home Tuesday to host the Tri-City Americans. Puck drop is 6:00PM.
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