VANCOUVER, B.C. — Jesper Vikman made 32 saves as the Vancouver Giants blanked the Everett Silvertips 3-0 on Friday night.
Jaden Lipinski, Colton Roberts and Ty Thorpe all scored for Vancouver.
Tyler Palmer stopped 19 of 22 shots for Everett, which was shut out for just the second time this season.
The two teams meet again on Saturday with the puck drop scheduled for 6:05 p.m. at Angel of the Winds Arena. The Silvertips have four games remaining in the regular season.
Giants 3, Silvertips 0
Everett 0 0 0 — 0
Vancouver 1 1 1 — 3
1st Period-1, Vancouver, Lipinski 19 (Halaburda), 11:41. Penalties-Whittle Evt (tripping), 13:16; Roberts Van (slashing), 16:18.
2nd Period-2, Vancouver, Roberts 2 (Halaburda, Thorpe), 15:56. Penalties-Roberts Van (boarding), 1:08; Petruk Evt (tripping), 6:20; Woodward Evt (high sticking), 11:46.
3rd Period-3, Vancouver, Thorpe 35 5:55. Penalties-Subject Van (interference), 1:35; Petruk Evt (major-fighting), 10:57; Thorpe Van (major-fighting), 10:57.
Shots on Goal-Everett 9-8-15-32. Vancouver 7-10-5-22.
Power Play Opportunities-Everett 0 / 3; Vancouver 0 / 3.
Goalies-Everett, Palmer 17-24-4-1 (22 shots-19 saves). Vancouver, Vikman 19-20-1-2 (32 shots-32 saves).
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