TONIGHT // Tips vs. Portland (11/1)

EVERETT SILVERTIPS vs PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS – A.O.T.W. ARENA

• Friday, November 1, 2019
• Time: 7:35pm PT
• RADIO: KKXA 1520 AM & 101.1 FM / TuneIn App

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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES
First of eight meetings this season … the Tips have won three straight meetings in downtown Everett … all-time record against Portland is 80-70-4-4-6 … in Everett, the Silvertips are 44-32-1-3-2 … the Tips last season went 6-4-0-0 against Portland and won four of five matchups in downtown Everett … tonight’s game opens a set of three games in three days, continuing Saturday vs. Kamloops and then on the road, Sunday at Spokane … the Tips have won five straight games and Portland is 5-0-0-1 in their last six games.

ADDITIONAL COVERAGE:

MORE GAME NIGHT INFORMATION | Behind Dustin Wolf’s mask  |  Tips notebook (The Herald)  

LAST SEASON AGAINST THE WINTERHAWKS:

• LAST SEASON: Silvertips, 6-4-0-0
• LEADER, POINTS (EVT): Connor Dewar, 12
• LEADER, GOALS (EVT): Bryce Kindopp, 6   
• LEADER, POINTS (POR): Joachim Blichfeld, 15      
• LEADER, GOALS (POR): Joachim Blichfeld, 7
  

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

DATE               OPPONENT                 TIME            SITE                                 RADIO

11/2/19            Kamloops                     7:05pm        A.O.T.W. Arena                KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

11/3/19            @ Spokane                  5:05pm        Spokane Arena                KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/WHL Live

11/18/19          @ Spokane                  7:05pm        Spokane Arena                KKXA 1520 AM & 101.1 FM/WHL Live

LAST TIME OUT:

EVT 3 – VAN 2 (10-25-19): Dustin Wolf turned in 34 saves and the Everett Silvertips rallied out of a 2-0 deficit to beat the Vancouver Giants, 3-2 for their fifth straight win before a crowd of 3,476 at Langley Events Centre on Friday night. The Tips extended their lead to first place in the U.S. Division with a 9-3-0-0 record (18 points) and won their third straight meeting over Vancouver. Martin Fasko-Rudas sealed his return to the lineup with a goal in the first period, while Wyatte Wylie eared a multi point game with a goal and an assist.

SHOTS: VAN 36 | EVT 22

DID YOU KNOW?
1) ROLLIN’ OLEN: Tips defenseman Olen Zellweger is currently skating for Team Canada (RED) in the World U17 Hockey Challenge, opening Nov. 2 in a seven day tournament held in Swift Current and Medicine Hat … he will be joined among the Team Canada squads with Silvertips goaltending coach James Jensen.
2) HOWLING GOOD TIME: Tips goaltender Dustin Wolf was named WHL Vaughn Goaltender of the Month on Thursday (second time in his career) … he leads the entire CHL with a .945 save percentage and is tied for the WHL lead in shutouts (2) this season … his current lifetime save percentage of .935 is #1 in Silvertips all-time history.
3) WILLING TO 100: Silvertips head coach Dennis Williams is 1 win away from 100 in his WHL career … he was behind the bench this summer for Team Canada, earning a silver medal at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Europe … Williams was named WHL Western Conference Coach of the Year in 2017-18.

MILESTONE ALERT:

• Dennis Williams is 1 win away from 100 in his Silvertips and WHL career
• Wyatte Wylie is 1 point away from 100 in his WHL and Silvertips career
• Max Patterson is 7 points away from 100 and 36 games away from 300 in his WHL career
• Bryce Kindopp is 20 goals away from 100 in his WHL and Silvertips career
• Cole Fonstad is 12 points away from 200 in his WHL career

FIRST TIMERS:
The following Silvertips have notched their firsts in their WHL careers, this season:

• Jack Lambert / 9-21 vs VIC: assist
• Michal Gut / 10-5 at KAM: goal
• Jacob Wright / 10-6 at SPO: goal
• Brendan Lee / 10-6 at SPO: goal
• Keegan Karki / 10-6 at SPO: win
• Olen Zellweger / 10-16 vs BDN: assist