PORTLAND, Ore. — The Everett Silvertips have had a strong start to the 2014-15 WHL season. However, they took one on the chin Sunday evening.
Everett suffered its first blowout loss of the season as the Tips were thumped 7-1 by the Portland Winterhawks.
Nicolas Petan and Alex Schoenborn both scored twice as Portland had its way with a weary Everett team playing its third game in three nights. The Tips also had to navigate most of the game without coach Kevin Constantine, who was ejected in the first period.
Oliver Bjorkstrand, Blake Heinrich and Miles Koules also scored for Portland (9-11-0-3), which converted three times on the power play and outshot the Tips 40-21 to avenge Friday’s 4-3 shootout loss in Everett. Brendan Burke earned the win in goal with 20 saves.
Kohl Bauml scored the lone goal for Everett (14-3-2-1), which hadn’t lost by more than two goals this season. Austin Lotz stopped 24 of the 30 shots he faced during the first two periods, while Carter Hart stopped nine of 10 in relief.
The game started well for Everett as the Tips grabbed the lead 6 minutes, 5 seconds in. Nikita Scherbak’s shot was saved, but Bauml put home the rebound to stake Everett to a 1-0 lead.
But it all went sideways for the Tips during the second half of the first period. Portland tied it on the power play at 11:10 as Petan beat Lotz with a shot into the top corner to tie it 1-1.
Then a situation at 18:02, in which the Tips felt a penalty should have been called, led to a frantic stretch. Portland scored just 19 seconds after the non-call as Petan put home a rebound to give the Winterhawks the lead. In the aftermath, Constantine was given a penalty and ejected for arguing with the referee.
Portland then scored on the resulting power play 26 seconds later, Bjorkstrand putting a shot in off the post to make it 3-1.
The Winterhawks then turned it into a laugher in the second period. Portland scored its third power-play goal of the game at 13:16 when Heinrich put home a rebound. Then Koules made it 5-1 at 16:03 when he was left all alone in the slot. Schoenborn scored Portland’s sixth goal at 18:06, scoring after the Tips failed to clear.
Schoenborn scored from a tight angle at 10:50 of the third to complete the rout.
Winterhawks 7, Silvertips 1
Everett100—1
Portland331—7
First Period—1, Everett, Bauml 8 (Scherbak), 6:05. 2, Portland, Petan 3 (Bjorkstrand, Viveiros), 11:10 (pp). 3, Portland, Petan 3 (Bittner, Viveiros), 18:21. 4, Portland, Bjorkstrand 12 (Petan, De Leo), 18:47 (pp). Penalties—Davis, Everett (high sticking), 10:19; Skrumeda, Everett (delay of game), 12:17; Low, Everett (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:02; Iverson, Portland (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:02; Everett bench (bench minor, served by Wharrie), 18:21; De Leo, Portland (cross checking), 19:04.
Second Period—5, Portland, Heinrich 1 (Koules, Weinger), 13:16 (pp). 6, Portland, Koules 7 (Heinrich, De Leo), 16:03. 7, Portland, Schoenborn 4 (Iverson, Cederholm), 18:06. Penalties—Bjorkstrand, Portland (interference), 1:18; Millar, Everett (slashing), 13:00; Cederholm, Portland (roughing), 13:42.
Third Period—8, Portland, Schoenborn 5 (Turgeon, Iverson), 10:50. Penalties—Texeira, Portland (high sticking), 3:54; Betker, Everett (roughing), 13:31; Price, Portland (roughing), 17:09; Koules, Portland (hooking), 18:16; Scherbak, Everett (10-minute misconduct), 20:00.
Shots on goal—Everett 7-10-4—21. Portland 16-14-10—40. Power-play opportunities—Everett 0 of 6. Portland 3 of 5.
Goalies—Everett, Lotz 10-3-1-1 (30 shots, 24 saves), Hart (10 shots, 9 saves). Portland, Burke 5-5-0-3 (21 shots, 20 saves).
A—4,359.
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