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)
DATE | GAME | RESULT | W-L | TIME | VENUE |
Nov. 1 | Portland | 7:35 pm PDT | AOTW Arena | ||
Nov. 23 | at Portland | 6:00 pm PST | Memorial Coliseum | ||
Dec. 13 | at Portland | 7:00 pm PST | Moda Center | ||
Jan. 31 | Portland | 7:35 pm PST | AOTW Arena | ||
Feb. 15 | Portland | 7:05 pm PST | AOTW Arena | ||
Feb. 23 | at Portland | 5:00 pm PST | Memorial Coliseum | ||
Mar. 1 | Portland | 4:05 pm PST | AOTW Arena | ||
Mar. 14 | at Portland | 6:00 pm PDT | To be announced |
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