WHL Roundup: Royals snap losing streak with 2-1 OT win over Cougars
Apr 30, 2021
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Brayden Schuurman s goal three minutes into overtime ended the misery for Victoria as the Royals halted a 10-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Prince George Cougars on Friday in Western Hockey League play.
Adam Evanoff stopped 40-of-41 shots to help the Royals (2-13-1) earn just their second win of the season.
Brandon Cutler also scored for Victoria.
Tyson Upper found the back of the net for the Cougars (6-8-2), who got 21 saves from Ty Young. -
WINTERHAWKS 5 SILVERTIPS 2
Celebration interrupted: Winterhawks rally for 5-2 win
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
The Portland Winterhawks scored four goals in the last 6:50 of the game, with Simon Knak getting the tying goal and Mason Mannek the winner, to defeat the Everett Silvertips 5-2 at Memorial Coliseum. The win prevented Everett from clinching the US Division of the Western Hockey League on Portland’s home ice, and snapped Portland’s 9-game losing streak to the Tips going back to last season.
Why the Winterhawks won: They played a good final two periods and finally got rewarded for it. They outshot Everett 30-8 over the last 40 minutes and finally got the breakthroughs they didn’t get during the previous five losses this season to the Tips. Knak tipped a pick home for his second goal, Mannek’s long shot made it through traffic, Kade Nolan hit the empty net, and then Tyson Kozak added a late one after the game was pretty much decided.
Wolf stops 37, Silvertips beat Winterhawks 3-2
Updated 10:07 PM;
Wolf stops 37, Silvertips beat Winterhawks 3-2: Dustin Wolf stopped 37 of 39 shots, and Gage Goncalves’s shorthanded goal 39 seconds into the 3rd period gave the Everett Silvertips a lead they never relinquished, as they beat the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 at Memorial Coliseum Tuesday night. It’s Everett’s ninth straight win over Portland going back to last season, and their fifth this season.
Why Everett won: An unspectacular but steady game from Wolf, the WHL’s best goalie. He has now stopped 169 of 179 shots in five games against Portland this season, all wins.
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Prince Albert Raiders blueliner Tayem Gislason, left, and forward Evan Herman chase after Winnipeg Ice forward Zachary Benson on Monday afternoon at the Brandt Centre in Regina.
The Prince Albert Raiders found out firsthand why the Winnipeg Ice have one of the best offences in the Western Hockey League during the shortened 2020-21 campaign.
In the penultimate game for both sides in the East Division hub at the Brandt Centre, the Raiders saw a 3-1 third period lead with 11 minutes to go disappear as the Ice scored a trifecta of goals in a nearly six-minute stretch on their way to a 4-3 triumph.
Winterhawks Player of the Week: Simon Knak
Updated 6:52 PM;
the Winterhawks Player of the Week for April 19 through April 25 is Simon Knak.
He’s taken over the team scoring lead with 20 points in 16 games, and he’s on an 8-game point streak. He’s only had two scoreless games this season.
Saturday vs. Seattle: the opening and final go-ahead goal in a 6-3 win over the Thunderbirds.
Sunday vs. Seattle: 1 goal, 2 assists in a 4-1 win over the Thunderbirds.
Assists on his goals: Reece Newkirk 2, Kade Nolan 1, Nick Cicek 1.
Goals he assisted on: Gabe Klassen 2.