EVERETT — Down two goals after the first period, the Portland Winterhawks scored four unanswered and beat the Everett Silvertips 4-2 on Friday night at Angel of the Winds Arena in a matchup of the top two teams in the U.S. Division.
Alex Swetlikoff and Jackson Berezowski scored in the first period for the Silvertips to make it 2-0.
But James Stefan Cross Hanas scored in the second to even the score, and Robbie Fromm-Delorme and Stefan added goals in the third to give Portland (35-13-3-2) the win.
Koen MacInnes stopped 26 of 29 shots in goal for Everett (36-8-3-5).
Winterhawks 4, Silvertips 2
Portland 0 2 2 — 4
Everett 2 0 0 — 2
1st Period-1, Everett, Swetlikoff 24 (Roest, Sutter), 6:07. 2, Everett, Berezowski 35 (Hofer, Huuhtanen), 16:01 (PP). Penalties-Smythe Por (major-kneeing, game misconduct), 11:51; Berezowski Evt (roughing), 11:51; served by Litke Por (delay of game), 16:01.
2nd Period-3, Portland, Stefan 29 (Dureau, Thompson), 13:41. 4, Portland, Hanas 20 (Hanus, Stefan), 18:31 (PP). Penalties-Whittle Evt (holding), 2:33; Kozak Por (roughing), 16:53; Hofer Evt (roughing), 16:53; Gut Evt (high sticking), 17:16; Hofer Evt (tripping), 19:15.
3rd Period-5, Portland, Fromm-Delorme 10 (Hanas, McCleary), 11:37. 6, Portland, Stefan 30 19:33 (EN). Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-Portland 8-15-7-30. Everett 23-12-14-49.
Power Play Opportunities-Portland 1 / 3; Everett 1 / 2.
Goalies-Portland, Gauthier 21-6-0-0 (49 shots-47 saves). Everett, MacInnes 16-4-0-3 (29 shots-26 saves).
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