KENNEWICK — A big loss to the Tri-City Americans earlier in the week had the Everett Silvertips playing with urgency in Friday’s rematch.
Then Brendan Shinnimin went on a scoring spree. Again.
The Americans center countered a 2-0 Everett start, scoring three goals and assisting on another, in Tri-City’s 4-2 Western Hockey League victory. The game was the teams’ second meeting of the week at the Toyota Center. Tri-City won Tuesday, 7-2.
Everett (16-35-1-8) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a power-play goal from Josh Birkholz 5 minutes, 35 seconds into the first period. Three minutes later, the Silvertips’ Dominik Bittner beat Tri-City goaltender Eric Comrie to make it 2-0.
Tri-City (42-15-1-2) and Shinnimin took over from there.
Shinnimin, the WHL’s third-best goal-scorer, tallied three goals and three assists in Tuesday’s dismantling of Everett. On Friday, he gave the Americans their first goal with four minutes remaining in the first period.
He added a short-handed goal at 2:16 of the third period before scoring his third goal of the night — and 47th of the season — at 19:09 to put Tri-City up 4-2.
“When I get the puck, I’m looking to shoot,” Shinnimin told the Tri-City Herald. “… It was a great team effort. We showed great character against a team desperate for points.”
Shinnimin assisted Adam Hughesman’s tie-breaking goal at 11:52 of the third period.
Americans 4, Silvertips 2
Everett 2 0 0 —2
Tri-City 1 0 3 — 4
First Period—1, Everett, Birkholz 26 (Murray, Lotz), 5:35 (PP). 2, Everett, Bittner 4 (Chynoweth), 8:37 (PP). 3, Tri-City, Shinnimin 45 (Hughesman, Holland), 15:59 (PP). Penalties-served by Hughesman T.c (too many men), 4:05; Strömwall T.c (tripping), 6:38; Chynoweth Evt (tripping), 10:53; Chynoweth Evt (cross checking), 14:35.
Second Period—No Scoring. Penalties-Petryk Evt (checking from behind, checking from behind), 14:58.
Third Period—4, Tri-City, Shinnimin 46 (Holland, Yuen), 2:16 (SH). 5, Tri-City, Hughesman 36 (Shinnimin, Holland), 11:52. 6, Tri-City, Shinnimin 47 19:09 (EN). Penalties-Messier T.c (charging), 1:12; Fowlie Evt (10-minute misconduct), 19:09; Walters Evt (roughing, major-fighting), 19:09; Grist T.c (instigator, major-fighting, game misconduct), 19:09; Shinnimin T.c (roughing), 19:09; Wilgosh T.c (10-minute misconduct), 19:09; Winquist Evt (slashing), 20:00.
Shots on Goal—Everett 9-4-9-22. Tri-City 9-11-10-30. Power Play Opportunities—Everett 2-4; Tri-City 1-4.
Goalies—Everett, Lotz 2-7-0-2 (29 shots-26 saves). Tri-City, Comrie 17-5-1-1 (22 shots-20 saves).
A—4,812.
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