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    The Silvertips will now be off until this Friday night, April 6th, when they begin the second round. The Prince George Cougars will be the next opponents for the ‘Tips as the playoffs now begin the possibility of interdivisional match-ups within the conference. Game one is scheduled to get underway at 7:35 p.m. inside of the Everett Events Center. Game two will be the following night, April 7th, also at the EEC with the opening face-off scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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    Posted : : 04/02/2007
    Silvertips and Cougars Face Off in Round 2
    Silvertips Begin Western Conference Semi-Finals, Friday, April 6
    Everett Silvertips Press Release

    Everett, WA - The 2006-2007 US Division and WHL Regular Season Champions, Everett Silvertips will battle the Prince George Cougars in the 2nd Round of the 2007 WHL Playoffs. The Silvertips will have home ice advantage in the Western Conference Semi-Final series which will begin on Friday, April 6 at 7:35 p.m. at the Everett Events Center. This will be the first ever playoff match-up between the two hockey clubs. During the 2006-2007 regular season series, the Silvertips recorded a 3-2 record against the Cougars. The 2nd Round playoff series is listed as follows:

    GAME 1: Friday, April 6, Prince George Cougars vs. Everett Silvertips @ Everett Events Center, 7:35 p.m. (Game D Ticket)

    GAME 2: Saturday, April 7, Prince George Cougars vs. Everett Silvertips @ Everett Events Center, 7:05 p.m. (Game E Ticket)

    GAME 3: Tuesday, April 10, Everett Silvertips vs. Prince George Cougars @ CN Centre, 7:00 p.m.

    GAME 4: Wednesday, April 11, Everett Silvertips vs. Prince George Cougars @ CN Centre, 7:00 p.m.

    GAME 5: Saturday, April 14, Prince George Cougars vs. Everett Silvertips @ Everett Events Center, 7:05 p.m. (Game F Ticket) If Necessary

    GAME 6: Monday, April 16, Everett Silvertips vs. Prince George Cougars @ CN Centre, 7:00 p.m. If Necessary

    GAME 7: Wednesday, April 18, Prince George Cougars vs. Everett Silvertips @ Everett Events Center, 7:05 p.m. (Game G Ticket) If Necessary

    Single game tickets are on sale NOW at the EEC Box Office, online at www.everettsilvertips.com or by calling the EEC Box Office at 1-866-332-8499. For groups of 10 or more contact the Silvertips office at (425) 252-5100.
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    Monday, April 2, 2007



    Next opponent... Everett
    Silvertips oust Spokane Chiefs, setting up second-round matchup with Cougars

    by JIM SWANSON, Citizen Sports Editor

    The Prince George Cougars swept the Kamloops Blazers out in four one-goal games in the first round of the WHL playoffs. To get through the second round, they’ll have to be much better.
    The Cats found out Sunday they’ll be in Everett on Friday to face the Silvertips, the No. 1-ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League for most of the season.

    Yes, the job gets tougher from here.

    “We suspected all along that Everett would come out of there, though you never know with playoff hockey,” said Cougars head coach Drew Schoneck.

    “Now that we know who it is, the guys can narrow in on one team. We can spend the next four practices getting ready to go for Everett.”

    Everett, which includes former Cougars winger Dan Gendur, put away the Spokane Chiefs in six games, closing the series with a 4-1 win in Spokane on Sunday. It was the first game in the series in which the home team lost.

    The Cougars have been dormant since Wednesday night. Devin Setoguchi, with his fifth goal of the series and third game-winner, scored to give the Cats their third overtime win over Kamloops.

    With a regular season record of 54-15-1-2, Everett finished first overall with 111 points -- 37 points more than the Cougars (33-31-3-5). The Cats won two of five games against the Silvertips, losing one game in overtime and another in a shootout.

    “We had decent success against them in the regular season, so we have to be ready to go,” said Schoneck.

    “They’re the No. 1 team in the CHL and it’s going to be a good test for us. There will be very little margin for error against this hockey club, and we have to make sure we’re committed to doing the little things we have to do to win games.”

    Cougars general manager Dallas Thompson, who scouted Friday’s Spokane-Everett game in Everett, said late Sunday the tentative plan is to have the first two games go Friday-Saturday in Everett, with games back in Prince George the following Tuesday and Wednesday. Where it goes from there is to be determined -- a 2-3-2 format is possible, with Game 5 played Friday, April 13, and Game 6 on Sunday, April 15.

    Thompson said defenceman Jesse Dudas won’t play. The 18-year-old Columbus draft choice remains in Edmonton getting IV treatment for his bruised leg.

    The other Western Conference semifinal will see the Vancouver Giants and Seattle Thunderbirds hook up in a best-of-seven. The Giants may have suspension issues due to a scrum with the Chilliwack Bruins following Friday’s fifth and final game, while the T-birds are riding the red-hot goaltending of overager Derek Yeomans. Seattle bombed Carey Price and the Tri-City Americans 7-2 on Saturday to take that series in six games.

    Other teams booked their dates in the next round over the weekend. Out east, the Brandon Wheat Kings disposed of the Prince Albert Raiders in five games, closing it out on Saturday with a 4-2 decision.

    The Swift Current Broncos are done for the season. Sunday in Swift Current, the Regina Pats ended that series with a 2-1 overtime victory. The Broncos forced Game 6 with a 3-2 road win on Friday, but Sunday’s result brings to a close the WHL tenure of record-setting goaltender Kyle Moir, who leaves with all-time marks for games played and minutes played.

    Also on Sunday, Chris Stevens and the Medicine Hat Tigers, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, were pushed to a seventh game by the determined Red Deer Rebels. The Tigers dropped a 6-5 game Sunday, so the teams will meet Tuesday in Medicine Hat. In Calgary, the Hitmen are on the verge of posting a first-round upset over the Kootenay Ice, with the league’s third-ranked team down three games to two and in hostile territory tonight. The Ice set franchise records for wins (49) and points (104) in the regular season.

    Second-round playoff pairings in the Eastern Conference won’t be determined until the two remaining series are complete.
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    EVERETT
    2006-07 Regular Season: 54-15-1-2, WHL Regular Season Champions
    POWER PLAY: 4th in the WHL (20% Efficiency)
    PENALTY KILLING: 2nd in the WHL (88.6% Efficiency)
    PENALTY MINUTES: 8th in the WHL (1499 PIM - 20.8 PIM/game)

    KEY CONTRIBUTORS (PLAYERS TO WATCH):
    Zach Hamill: WHL's leading scorer during the regular season.
    Peter Mueller: Top NHL draftee/prospect.
    Leland Irving: Top NHL Goaltender draftee/prospect.
    Dane Crowley: Quickly becoming one of the WHL's top defensemen.

    FIRST ROUND RECAP:
    After a hard-fought series against the Spokane Chiefs, the team which gave Everett the most difficulties during the regular season, the Silvertips finally won the series four-games-to-two.

    INTANGIBLES:
    * Dan Gendur was on the Cougars' roster during the postponed game, although he did not play for the team in that game. Shortly thereafter, he was traded to the Silvertips, where he has since excelled and been a part of one of the most productive lines in the entire WHL.
    * Leland Irving has proven why he is a top goaltender in the WHL, and can steal games. He will need to be sharp to help withstand the Prince George offense. On the other hand, the Cougars' goaltender, Real Cyr, has not stolen many games, tends to give up more goals than Irving, and will have to be even sharper than normal if the Cougars hope to advance.
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    PRINCE GEORGE
    2006-07 Regular Season: 33-31-3-5, 3rd Place in the B.C. Division
    POWER PLAY: 9th in the WHL (17.6% Efficiency)
    PENALTY KILLING: 7th in the WHL (84.1% Efficiency)
    PENALTY MINUTES: 13th in the WHL (1438 PIM - 20.0 PIM/game)

    KEY CONTRIBUTORS (PLAYERS TO WATCH):
    Devin Setoguchi: The Cougars' leader for goals-scored (36) and points (65).
    Eric Hunter: Tough center with offensive capabilities.
    Ty Wishart: Top NHL (defenseman) draftee/prospect. Solid defenseman with major offensive potential, accumulating 49 points during the regular season.

    FIRST ROUND RECAP:
    The Cougars did very well at the end of the regular season, which carried over into the First Round. They quickly swept the struggling Kamloops Blazers four-games-to-zero, although each game was decided by one goal (and three of the four games were decided in overtime).

    INTANGIBLES:
    * During the regular season, Prince George had six players with 49 or more points. Conversely, Everett had five players with 49 or more points.
    * Similar to Spokane, the Prince George Cougars also presented challenges for the Silvertips during the regular season, winning two out of five games. However, one of those losses occurred during a game that was postponed (several months) after two periods had been played; the Cougars had been ahead, but when the postponed game was restarted both teams had some new faces and the Silvertips pulled out the victory. Another Prince George loss against Everett occurred in a Shootout.
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    Cougars have bite
    An enigma until season's end, Prince George goes 17-10-1-1 the final two months and then carries that momentum into the playoffs

    By Nick Patterson
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    EVERETT - Flash back to Jan. 13 and the Prince George Cougars were a mess.

    Expected to be one of the WHL's premier teams, Prince George instead was floundering. The Cougars had been beaten three straight games to fall to 16-21-2-4. The skid included losses to lowly Portland and Kelowna as well as a 6-0 pasting by Kamloops. Head coach Mike Vandekamp already had been fired, and Prince George was in danger of sinking below both Kelowna and expansion Chilliwack in the B.C. Division and missing the playoffs. There were even whispers about the possibility of a franchise move.

    But events took a dramatic turn, and as a result the Everett Silvertips head into the second round of the playoffs against one of the league's most dangerous teams.

    "I told my assistants the last three months that I thought they were one of the up-and-coming teams, once they got their roster stabilized and allowed those talented guys to jell," said Everett coach Kevin Constantine, whose team opens its best-of-seven series against the Cougars on Friday at the Everett Events Center.

    "If you looked at the beginning of the year and saw who they had, you said to yourself that this was going to be one of the best teams."

    It certainly didn't look that way early on.

    The early-season acquisition of sharpshooter Devin Setoguchi was supposed to vault the Cougars into contention for the B.C. Division title. Instead, Prince George began the season stuck in neutral, and Vancouver opened with a 10-game winning streak, dashing any hopes of a division title in a hurry.

    The team continued to struggle and coach Vandekamp was given the boot in early November, replaced by Drew Schoneck on an interim basis. Under Schoneck the Cougars remained an enigma until the season's final two months, when they finished 17-10-1-1. Prince George carried that momentum into the playoffs, sweeping Kamloops in the first round.

    "I think it was just a matter of time before we reached our full potential," Setoguchi said. "We took a lot of criticism and heat for underachieving. But down the stretch we came together when it matters most and now we've got a lot of confidence."

    Schoneck turned the team around not by hashing out the Xs and Os. Instead his main task was motivating his talented players to commit to the simple things.

    "It was about paying attention to the little details," Schoneck said. "When I took over in November, I preached doing the right things: looking after our own end, getting pucks in deep and not taking unnecessary penalties. Once we did that the wins started to pile up. We always had the talent, it was just making the commitment to the little things."

    Everett right wing Dan Gendur, who began the season with the Cougars before being traded, recognized the difference between the current Prince George team and the one he played for early in the season.

    "Give full credit to the coaching staff for Prince George," Gendur said. "They've really made their guys buy into the system they run and it appears to be working for them."

    Prince George thus poses a daunting challenge to Everett, the top-ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League, despite its pedestrian 33-31-3-5 regular season record. Setoguchi has been on fire, scoring goals in eight of his final nine regular season games and in all four playoff contests. He tallied the game-winner in the Cougars' final three first-round games. He's backed by a formidable offensive group that includes dangerous threats in Eric Hunter, Nick Drazenovic, Dana Tyrell and Jared Walker.

    "Whenever a team has a guy like Devin Setoguchi you have to look at him first and foremost," Gendur said. "And guys like Eric Hunter and Nick Drazenovic, they're first-class players in the league. We've got to keep a close eye on them."

    But the Cougars have a stiff test ahead, too. Kamloops came into the playoffs reeling, then lost star defenseman Ray Macias to injury just before the first round began, making the Blazers ripe for the picking. Prince George might have won all four games, but all four were by a single goal - three times in overtime - and Kamloops held third-period leads in two of those. The Cougars expect greater resistance from the Tips.

    "Certainly we have our work cut our for us," Schoneck said. "There's a reason why they finished where they did. We know we have to have all facets of the game working to come out of this series."

    Slap shots: It looks as though the Tips will get Real Cyr in the second round. The 19-year-old Cyr was a surprise choice over 20-year-old Scott Bowles play goalie for the Cougars in the first round, and he played a big part of Prince George's sweep. However, Schoneck said he expected to see both Cyr and Bowles at some point during the series. ... The Cougars are healthy with one exception. Defenseman Jesse Dudas is in Edmonton, Alberta, receiving treatment for a calcium buildup in his leg. ... Everett's three health question marks, right wing Jesse Smyke (lower body) and defensemen Taylor Ellington (neck) and Mike Alexander (neck), all participated in practice Wednesday. However, it remains to be seen if any of the three will be ready for Friday's series opener.
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    I had to miss the last two home games against Spokane. I'm definitely looking forward to being in the EEC this weekend.

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    Pick your poison
    Two WHL coaches who know intimately what Peter Mueller and Devin Setoguchi can do to an opponent break down the matchup between the two stars

    By Nick Patterson
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    EVERETT - Peter Mueller and Devin Setoguchi have much in common.

    Each is the top offensive weapon for his team, Mueller for the Everett Silvertips and Setoguchi for the Prince George Cougars.

    Each was taken eighth overall in the NHL draft, Setoguchi by San Jose in 2005, Mueller by Phoenix a year later.

    Each led his team to its first-round playoff victory, Mueller scoring a team-high nine points in Everett's six-game victory over Spokane, Setoguchi scoring a team-high seven points in Prince George's four-game sweep against Kamloops.

    And most importantly, each poses the primary danger to ending the other team's season.

    So when the puck drops tonight for Game 1 of the second-round Western Hockey League playoff series between Everett and Prince George, Mueller and Setoguchi will be in the spotlight, both for the spectators and the opposing coaches.

    "If either of those two guys gets hot, they can win a series all by themselves," Prince George coach Drew Schoneck said.

    But which of the two is more likely to do that? Who poses a greater danger? The two coaches who were victimized in the first round, Spokane's Bill Peters and Kamloops' Dean Clark, took a moment to size up the matchup.

    "They're very comparable," Clark said. "Both are gamebreaker type of players."

    Both were good during the regular season. Setoguchi led his team in both goals (36) and points (65) and was named the team's MVP. Mueller, while finishing second to Zach Hamill in scoring among Silvertips with 78 points, led the league in points per game at 1.53.

    Both were even better in the first round of the playoffs. Setoguchi scored goals in each of Prince George's four first-round games, three of those being game winners. Mueller orchestrated Everett's offense all series and polished it off with a highlight-reel goal in the decisive Game 6.

    That Setoguchi did his damage primarily with goals and Mueller did his primarily with assists is indicative of their different styles of play.

    Mueller is the consummate playmaker, the type of player who makes everyone around him better.

    " (Mueller) is a different player than Devin, more of a playmaker where Devin is more of a natural scorer," Clark said. "If you worry too much about Peter he passes it and hurts you that way. With him you have to be very aware of everything, not just him, because if you give all your attention to him he has a better ability to make a play for someone else."

    Setoguchi has advantages on the physical side, being stronger and faster, and also has an explosive shot. He also has the edge in experience, being in his fourth season in the league to Mueller's second.

    "Seto is a real horse down low," Peters said. "He's strong on the puck in the offensive zone and dangerous off the rush because of his speed and quickness. You've got to make sure you have good gaps on Seto in your own zone, then be aware he's got a quick release with his shot."

    Neither Peters' Chiefs nor Clark's Blazers had much luck stopping Mueller or Setoguchi, respectively, in the first round. But both have an idea of how they would have liked to have done it.

    "With Peter Mueller, the big thing is matchups," Peters said. "You want to have the right guys on the ice against him. Then if you have one line against him they have to be very aware of their responsibilities because he can hurt you in transition if you turn the puck over."

    As for Setoguchi: "I don't know if you can stop him," Clark said. "You can do some things to limit his abilities, but you can do a good job on him for 50 minutes and then he hurts you in the last 10 because his conditioning is good. You've got to try and take away his ice because once he gets going at full speed he's hard to slow down."

    So which player would Clark and Peters rather have on their team?

    "If I knew Peter Mueller was coming back next year I'd take him because he'd only be 19," Clark quipped, referring to the fact that Setoguchi is destined for professional hockey next season, while Mueller could still be sent back to the WHL.

    "You can't argue either way," Clark continued. "We just lost to Prince George and all Devin Setoguchi did was score three game winners in a row, so we've really got that on the brain. But both are dynamic players, either guy would make you very happy."

    Peters thought he found the solution: "I'd like to have both and play them on the same line.

    "It depends on the what you have, whether you need a goal scorer or a playmaker," Peters added. "But I think all 21 teams in the league would find a place for either of them."

    Noncommittal answers? Perhaps.

    The next 13 days should help provide a more definitive answer.
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    Head-to-head matchups
    Prince George Cougars vs. Everett Silvertips

    By Nick Patterson

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    Here's a look at how the Everett Silvertips and Prince George Cougars match up heading into their best-of-seven second-round playoff series:

    Offense

    This series features two of the most dynamic offensive players in the league. Prince George's Devin Setoguchi, who scored three game winners in Prince George's four-game sweep of Kamloops in the first round, is one of the league's top goal scorers. Everett's Peter Mueller, who tallied nine points in Everett's six-game series victory over Spokane, is one of the league's best playmakers. Both are capable of winning games on their own.

    If either of those players get hot, the series could be over for the opposing team. Otherwise, the supporting casts come into play. Everett has the league's scoring champion in Zach Hamill. However, the Cougars are deep in impact offensive players, with Eric Hunter, Nick Drazenovic, Dana Tyrell and Jared Walker all capable of breaking a game open. That kind of depth up front is difficult for any team in the league to match up against.

    Edge: Prince George

    Defense

    Prince George's defense has the big names. Both Ty Wishart and Vladimir Mihalik were first-round picks in the NHL draft; Wishart taken 16th overall in 2006 by San Jose and Mihalik taken 30th overall in 2005 by Tampa Bay. Both are mammoth, with Wishart standing 6-foot-5 and Mihalik 6-8. With 6-5 Chris Vanduynhoven added to the mix, Prince George's defense would make a decent basketball team.

    However, what Prince George has in size is negated in mobility as the Cougars have struggled against quicker offenses. Everett may be lacking in high-profile defensemen, but the Tips are deep in solid blueliners. Should Taylor Ellington be able to return from his neck injury, Everett will be able to field three quality defensive pairings, meaning the Cougars would not have a weakness to exploit. Edge: Everett

    Goaltending

    Real Cyr may not have been the odds-on choice to backstop the Cougars during the first round of the playoffs. But when given the nod ahead of Scott Bowles, he came through in a big way, performing admirably during Prince George's opening-round sweep of Kamloops. And should Cyr falter the Cougars know they have Bowles waiting in the wings. Bowles was slightly better than Cyr during the regular season and was in net during the playoffs last season. As good as Cyr was in the first round, Everett's Leland Irving was better. With the exception of one 10-minute stretch, Irving was on his game against Spokane. Take away the instance in which he was pulled after giving up three goals in the first period and Irving gave up just eight goals in five games. Everett, too, has a reliable backup in David Reekie.

    Edge: Everett

    Special teams

    Everett's power play, one of the best in the league during the regular season, never got on track against Spokane. After converting 20 percent during the season, the Tips managed just a 15.2-percent success rate in the first round. Everett will need to improve that rate against the Cougars.

    However, Everett's penalty kill was as strong as ever, killing off 89.5 percent of Spokane's power plays.

    The Prince George power play was a demon against Kamloops, scoring on 28 percent of its chances, a dramatic improvement from its regular season rate of 17.6 percent. The Cougars were correspondingly bad on the penalty kill against the Blazers, killing off 73.1-percent of Kamloops' power plays. That may be just what the doctor ordered for Everett's struggling power play.

    Edge: Everett

    Coaching

    Prince George's Drew Schoneck deserves a lot of credit for turning the Cougars' season around after being named interim head coach in November, and beginning one's WHL playoff ledger with a sweep is impressive indeed.

    But will the inexperienced Schoneck be able to match wits with Everett's Kevin Constantine? Constantine has proven himself gifted at preparing for a playoff series and making necessary adjustments. In four seasons Constantine's teams have yet to lose to a lower-seeded opponent.

    Edge: Everett

    Overall

    Prince George is a lot like Everett's first-round opponent Spokane in that the Cougars have a lot of offensive depth and can come at teams in waves, and the Cougars actually have better top-end talent than the Chiefs. But Prince George's defense is going to have a difficult time dealing with Everett's offense, and the Tips are tough to beat at home. And one has to believe Everett will eventually win one in Prince George.

    Prediction: Everett in six games
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    Both teams came out flying. The puck was back and forth down the ice with both sides producing some great scoring chances. Neither of them actually scored, but that was one of the most entertaining 0-0 1st periods I can remember. Prince George won the SOG battle 11-7, but those seven Everett shots all came in the first 10 minutes. Both side threw the puck at the netminder more than that, but some great blocks by the defenders kept them from accumulating on the board.

    The 2nd period was all Everett. They put PG back on their heels and never let up. Three unanswered goals by Sonne, Mueller and Gendur made this one look like it was going to be a laugher. Everett's pressure caused a 16-7 SOG advantage in the period. At this point in the game the Power plays were 4 apiece. The refs had pretty much let them play. A couple ticky tack for both sides, but for the most part a decently reffed game.

    The third period was another story. Someone told the officials they needed to make this one close. If yo go back over the history of my posts, you'll see that I am an ex baseball Ump and I literally never flame the refs. It's a tough job, tougher than anyone gives them credit for, in my humble opinion. That being said, Everett was called for FIVE penalties in the third period alone including a mind-boggling "interference" call on Peter Mueller when he checked a PG player into the boards who was playing the puck! I still don't get that one.

    Then, in a stunning turn of events, both refs missed an obvious penalty that should have been called on Everett. Having said I thought that was an obvious call, I will also say there was some serious embellishment of the hit. The PG player was checked from behind, into the boards (an obvious boarding call) but holy cow, he hit the wall like he was shot of a freaking cannon and lay motionless on the ice until the trainer got to him. Upon realizing there was no call, he pretty much got right up, skated to his bench, and took his spot nxt to his line mate. He never went in the tunnel and was on the ice for his next shift.

    Anyway, that rant aside, Setoguchi found the back of the net about 1/3 of the way through the period putting PG on the board. With about 5 minutes to go, someone from PG threw a centering pass in front of the net....with no one around him. Dan Gendur scored his second goal of the game. Problem is, he put this one in the Tips net behind Irving. I don't know what the heck he was doing. He stuck his stick out toward the goal for no reason. There was no pressure around him. Since he's played for both teams this year, maybe he was confused....lol.

    The story of the game though, by far, was PG's failure to score on he power play. They got five of them in the third (About 8:45 of game time) and went 0 for 9 in the game. The Tips were 1 of 5.

    In the end, this game was more beneficial to PG than it was to the Tips. The Tips are expected to win on their home ice. I think PG can leave this game thinking, "we went 0/9 on the PP and still almost came back to sneak that one out. These guys ain't so good." The Tips dominated the flow of the game, won the SOG battle by 10 (34-24, 27-13 the last two periods) and won the PP battle, yet only squeked out a 3-2 win.

    Bowles was outstanding in net in the third. He flat out ROBBED Gutierrez on a 3-1 breakway. A geat pass by Mueller put the puck on the tape of Gutierrez coming from Bowles left to right. Gutierrez deaked right, pulled the puck left and sent the puck top shelf with the backhand. The only problem was Bowles, spread eagle, snatchd the puck from out of nowhere with his glove in what I have to say was the save of the year that I've seen this year.

    Anyway, it was an entertaining game and I look forward to seeing if the Tips can hold serve tomorrow.
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    End of one, everett brought a different game tonight. They are a step slower and not nearly as aggressive. 1-0 PG after one on a 5-3 advantage PP goal.

    2nd period update. Both teams score in the period. Continuing with there haphazard, sluggish play the Tips give up a PP goal with 13 seconds remaining in the period. It was a great pass by Setoguchi, but with a guy coming that wide open from around the net, he better hit him...lol. If the Tips don't wake up in the 3rd, this one could get to be 4 or 5 to 1.
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