What: The Portland Winterhawks (42-33-3-1) tackle the Everett Silvertips (54-16-4-4) in Sport 5 of their best-of-7 Western Hockey League 2nd spherical playoff collection. The collection is tied 2-2.
When: Friday, April 18, 7pm PDT.
The place: Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, Washington.
Watch: You possibly can stream the sport FOR FREE on Victory Plus:
Pay attention: Winterhawks and Silvertips audio.
Observe:
The Portland Winterhawks head again to Everett for Sport 5.
After dropping the primary 2 video games of the collection in time beyond regulation, it wasn’t clear we’d be again right here in any respect, a lot much less with the collection at 2-2. However the Winterhawks rallied to take each video games at dwelling. In Sport 4, Kyle Chyzowski’s hat trick helped stake them to a 5-3 lead. However the final 5 minutes had been a nightmare, and Portland discovered themselves tied after 60 minutes. As the main focus shifted to the officiating, negatively, a jittery Portland struggled via the time beyond regulation. It took 11-and-a-half minutes for Portland to get their first shot on aim. But it surely was the third shot that did it. Josh Zakreski, banged up after getting sandwiched after which facewashed by Cole Temple whereas down on the ice, bought the bounce and slid the puck dwelling to even up the collection.
Portland has now outscored Everett within the collection, and has led in video games 117 minutes and trailed in solely 26. The Silvertips have much more photographs, however Ondrej Štěbeták has taken care of that to this point. It’s now a best-of-3, and the Winterhawks will like their possibilities of being the staff making an attempt to clinch the collection in Portland on Saturday.
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Ryan Miller’s suspension for a success on Dominik Rymon is now set: 2 video games. So he gained’t be again till Sport 6.
With Miller suspended, Portland shifted their strains round, placing Chyzowski with Buttazzoni and Zakreski, and the trio had 10 factors. So possibly the league did the Winterhawks a favor.
After 1 aim in 2 video games in Everett, Chyzowski had 3 targets and a pair of assists in Portland. Buttazzoni was scoreless in Everett, had 5 factors in Portland.
Chyzowski and Weiermair every have 3-game level streaks.
Ruedig made the primary 2 factors of his playoff profession depend with an enormous aim and an help on Wednesday.
Jugnauth is discovering the factors as all the time, with 5 factors within the collection and a 5-game level streak. Gavin McKenna is now finished for this spherical, so there’s a great likelihood for Jugnauth to be on the high of the playoff scoring when this spherical concludes.
The Silvertip need to suppose they’ll begin attending to extra of Štěbeták’s rebounds sooner or later. But it surely hasn’t occurred to this point, and he’s had a .925 save share within the collection.
The strain is on the Everett Silvertips because the Scotty Munro Trophy winners for the league’s finest common season file. Austin Roest is the lone Silvertip from the 2022 staff that was sufferer to a 47-point upset within the 1st spherical by the Vancouver Giants. This wouldn’t be near that, however a 28-point upset would nonetheless be one of many largest, and can be as galling a loss because it was for the Prince George Cougars, after dropping to Portland in earlier seasons.
On the plus facet, they’ve outshot the Winterhawks by over 10 photographs per sport within the collection. Regardless of the fumble that prices the Suggestions in time beyond regulation, Tarin Smith has 2 targets and 4 assists within the collection, and 15-year-old star Landon DuPont has the identical numbers. Raiden LeGall might be key in aim after a poor Sport 4.
They had been right here final collection, tied 2-2 going to Everett after rallying from down within the collection 1-2. They beat Seattle 7-4, with out DuPont, Tyler MacKenzie, and Cole Temple. It’s gut-check time once more for the staff with championship hopes.
Does Miller’s suspension being set at 2 video games imply that Rymon is cleared for Sport 6? It in all probability means they not less than have a timetable on him. Prepared for Sport 6 if not this one.
Whereas Portland reacted to the lack of a high 6 ahead by loading up their high line, it appeared like Everett unfold their ahead strains out extra. It type of labored, since they bought 5 targets, however you’re feeling just like the forwards may have finished extra. Rather a lot falls on Roest, Miettinen, and Busch, and so they had been all scoreless. Temple scored a aim, but additionally gave Portland some motivation along with his antics on Zakreski within the 2nd interval.
Hammell had the two targets on the finish of the third to tie the sport. Smith had 3 assists, and DuPont had a aim and an help. Jamieson had an help. These are your massive weapons.
Smith has a 4-game level streak and motivation for redeeming himself after the ultimate play in Sport 4.
A tricky Sport 4 has dropped LeGall right down to .901. Everett not drawing the goalie battle is the largest shock of the collection, though that’s extra on their forwards.
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