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Everett 4, Kelowna 2
Posted
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12:01 am
by Nick Patterson
TALKING POINTS
Well, it was nice to see some live hockey again. Watching on the three-inch screen on my computer isn't quite the same.
And the Tips treated the home fans to a victory after being gone for nearly three weeks. It wasn't the cleanest game Everett's played recently, but it was enough to get the job done. Especially with goaltender Thomas Heemskerk still in the zone.
Everett jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two periods, thanks to two carbon-copy second-period goals on the power play by the artists formerly known as the Kid Line. Vintage stuff, with Byron Froese whipping a cross-crease pass to Tyler Maxwell on both occasions.
But the Tips got into serious penalty trouble in the third to let the Rockets back in the game. The first three penalties all could have been easily avoided, so the Tips need to clean up there.
Winger Scott MacDonald made his Comcast Arena debut tonight and tallied a pair of assists. He now has five points in six games since joining the Tips and seems to be complementing Chris Langkow and Shane Harper well.
TURNING POINT
Not sure I would call it a turn, but the game was won because of those two power-play goals in the second period. It was good to see the artists digging up some of their old material as we haven't seen much of that play on the power play this season.
HIT OF THE DAY
Once again it was Radko Gudas. This time the Tips defenseman rocked Max Adolph with an open-ice hit near the Kelowna blue line, prompting Curt Gogol to instigate a fight with Gudas (this is happening alarmingly often to Gudas, and always on what are deemed clean hits). Anyway, I might have to change this to, "HIT OF THE DAY BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN RADKO GUDAS," just to get some variety.
THREE STARS
First star: Maxwell. Two goals from his favorite spot on the ice.
Second star: Heemskerk. 37 saves, the Rockets could only beat him on the power play.
Third star: Harper. Two goals, both on goal-mouth scrambles.
The Herald's honorable mention: Brandon McMillan, Kelowna. Two assists, I imagine he's happy to be playing forward again.
BOX SCORE
Everett 4, Kelowna 2
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