Berezowski scores No. 45, Silvertips top Americans
Published 1:30 am Saturday, April 2, 2022
KENNEWICK — Jackson Berezowski potted his 45th goal of the season late in the second period to give Everett the lead and the Silvertips held on for a 2-1 win over the Tri-City Americans on Saturday and the Toyota Center.
Ben Hemmerling opened the scoring for Everett with a goal just 1 minute, 18 seconds into the game.
Connor Bouchard tied the game at 1-1 with a goal late in the first period for Tri-City.
The game stayed even until Berezowski scored the game-winner on a power play off assists from Olen Zellweger and Michal Gut.
Braden Holt stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced for Everett (44-10-4-5), which has just five games remaining in the regular season.
Tomas Suchanek stopped 20 of 22 shots for Tri-City (18-41-5-0).
The Silvertips next travel to Spokane to face the Chiefs on Wednesday night.
Silvertips 2, Americans 1
Everett 1 1 0 — 2
Tri-City 1 0 0 — 1
1st Period-1, Everett, Hemmerling 10 1:18. 2, Tri-City, Bouchard 11 (Ernst, Mutala), 18:19 (PP). Penalties-Roest Evt (high sticking), 10:24; Roest Evt (high sticking), 12:24; Sutter Evt (holding), 16:39.
2nd Period-3, Everett, Berezowski 45 (Zellweger, Gut), 17:30 (PP). Penalties-Dragicevic Tc (high sticking, high sticking), 14:47; Roest Evt (roughing), 20:00; Sloan Tc (roughing), 20:00.
3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-Everett 3-14-5-22. Tri-City 9-6-11-26.
Power Play Opportunities-Everett 1 / 2; Tri-City 1 / 3.
Goalies-Everett, Holt 23-5-2-2 (26 shots-25 saves). Tri-City, Suchanek 11-23-3-0 (22 shots-20 saves).
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