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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Today’s game Opponent: Lethbridge Hurricanes When: 6 p.m. Where: Enmax Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta Radio: KRKO (1380 AM) Scouting report Everett and Lethbridge square off for their one and only meeting of the season tonight. It is the fifth game of Everett’s seven-game road trip. Lethbridge (10-7-1-1) is one of the hottest teams in the league. The Hurricanes have lost just once in their past seven games, with that defeat coming in a shootout. Most recently Lethbridge defeated Portland 3-2 at home on Saturday. Lethbridge is led by its big three up front of 19-year-old Mitch Fadden (nine goals, 13 assists) and 18-year-olds Zach Boychuk (eight goals, 11 assists) and Dwight King (10 goals, seven assists). The Hurricanes have gotten a big lift offensively from blueliner Luca Sbisa (no goals, 16 assists), a 17-year-old rookie from Switzerland. However, Lethbridge’s nominal No. 1 defenseman, 19-year-old Ben Wright (three goals, four assists), has yet to play to his usual level. In goal, 19-year-old Michael Maniago (6-4-1-1, 2.67 goals against average, .893 save percentage) holds down the starter’s spot. Nick Patterson, Herald writer   ADDITIONAL ITEMS • Everett Silvertips (External Link) • Schedule (External Link)   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Power play advantage keys Tips' win Everett scores three times on special teams and shuts out Medicine Hat's power play to win 4-1 Tuesday night. Herald staff MEDICINE HAT, Alberta -- The Medicine Hat Tigers may have been the better team five-on-five Tuesday night. But the Everett Silvertips were better on special teams, and that proved decisive. Everett scored three times on the power play and shut out Medicine Hat's power play in a 4-1 Silvertips' victory. Dane Crowley, Zach Hamill and Kyle Beach scored with the advantage for Everett (11-7-0-0), which won its third straight. Meanwhile the Tips held Medicine Hat's power play to 0-for-8. Zack Dailey added a late four-on-four goal for Everett, Jonathan Harty notched three assists and Leland Irving made 25 saves in goal for the Tips. Tyler Ennis scored and Tomas Vosvrda made 20 saves for the defending WHL-champion Tigers (12-6-2-0), who lost their third straight. The Tips played from behind early as Medicine Hat struck just 1 minute, 43 seconds into the game. Matthew Konan took a wrist shot from the left point and Ennis reached out his stick in front and deflected the puck past Irving to give the Tigers the lead. But despite some quality chances throughout, that was all Medicine Hat could manage, and the Tips' power play took control from there. At 14:24 of the first, Crowley blasted a one-timer from the point through traffic and into the net, tying it at 1-1. Then at 18:11 of the second period the Tips took the lead. Shane Harper received the puck in the right slot and waited before popping a pass over the sticks in the crease for Hamill to bang in and make 2-1. Everett then received a little fortune to secure the game at 9:11 of the third period. Medicine Hat got caught in a line change, allowing the Tips to break into the zone three-on-zero. Beach took the shot himself and found the top corner to make it 3-1. The Tips completed the scoring with 31.7 seconds remaining, Dailey hacking in a rebound off a Lukas Vartovnik shot. Everett played without second-leading scorer Dan Gendur, who sat out with a shoulder injury suffered in Sunday's 4-2 victory over Calgary. Gendur is listed as day to day. The Tips lost defenseman Taylor Ellington in the first period when he had to be helped off the ice after being checked from behind by Medicine Hat's Scott Wasden. Ellington did not return because of what was described as a lower-body injury. Silvertips 4, Tigers 1 @5. NHLtop:Everett 1 1 2 -- 4 @5. NHLbottom:Medicine Hat 1 0 0 -- 1 @5. NHL box :First Period--1, Medicine Hat, Ennis 12 (Konan, Hamilton), 1:43. 2, Everett, Crowley 4 (Harty, Harper), 14:24 (pp). Penalties--Harper, Everett (holding), 4:41; Beach, Everett (slashing), 6:53; Brown, Medicine Hat (holding), 12:59; Wasden, Medicine Hat (checking from behind), 17:45. Second Period--3, Everett, Hamill 6 (Harper, Harty), 18:11 (pp). Penalties--Hamill, Everett (holding), 5:46; Beach, Everett (roughing-diving), 9:46; Potuer, Everett (roughing-10-minute misconduct), 9:46; Bendfeld, Medicine Hat (roughing), 9:46; Grant, Medicine Hat (interference), 9:46; Cameron, Medicine Hat (10-minute misconduct), 9:46; Harty, Everett (roughing), 11:23; Brown, Medicine Hat (roughing), 14:18; Harty, Everett (hooking), 14:38; Konan, Medicine Hat (hooking), 17:24; Burt, Everett (tripping), 18:33. Third Period--4, Everett, Beach 13 (Harty, de la Lande), 9:11 (pp). 5, Everett, Dailey 1 (Vartovnik, Crowley), 19:29. Penalties--Isherwood, Medicine Hat (interference), 2:39; Bendfeld, Medicine Hat (roughing), 7:33; Burt, Everett (hooking), 13:32; Crowley, Everett (roughing), 15:21; Farmanara, Medicine Hat (tripping), 15:47; Hamilton, Medicine Hat (hooking), 18:46; Alexander, Everett (interference), 19:17. Shots on goal--Everett 7-7-10--24. Medicine Hat 9-10-7--26. Power-play opportunities--Everett 3 of 9. Medicine Hat 0 of 8. Goalies--Everett, Irving 9-6-0-0 (26 shots, 25 saves). Medicine Hat, Vosvrda 7-4-0-0 (24 shots, 20 saves). A--4,006.

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