Colin Jacobs scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Seattle Thunderbirds a 2-1 win over the Everett Silvertips in front of a sellout crowd of 6,150 Tuesday night at Kent’s ShoWare Center in a Western Hockey League game.
The game was tied 1-1 after the overtime period. Jacobs was the first shooter for Seattle. He carried the puck across the blue line and shot the puck through Everett goalie Kent Simpson’s legs to score. Josh Birkholz was the first shooter for Everett and was stopped by Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard.
Burke Gallimore shot second for the T-Birds and was stopped by Simpson with a pad save. Josh Winquist was the Silvertips’ second shooter and was denied by Pickard.
Marcel Noebels was the final shooter for Seattle and was stopped by Simpson. Cody Fowlie, the final shooter for Everett, tried to beat Pickard at the left post but the Seattle goalie got his leg down and stopped the puck to secure the 2-1 victory.
Pickard made 28 saves on 29 shots and is credited with the win to improve to 14-14-0-1.
Seattle (14-17-0-1) led Everett in shots on goal 10-9 after a scoreless first period.
Evan Wardley had his first career WHL assist on Seattle’s first goal of the night at 14:34 of the second period. Noebels had the puck at the blue line and was pressured by an Everett defender losing the puck. Wardley took the puck and put a slap shot on net. Wardley’s shot rebounded off Simpson and right to Gallimore in the left circle. Gallimore snapped the puck past a sprawling Simpson for his 15th goal of the season.
Everett (6-21-1-6) tied it 1-1 at 7:14 of the third with a goal from Jesse Mychan. Kohl Bauml had the assist.
Simpson stopped 32 of 34 shots bringing his record to 5-16-1-4.
Seattle travels Wednesday to the Comcast Arena in Everett for the final game of the home-and-home series.
The T-Birds return home to the ShoWare Center on Friday, Dec. 30, to play the Moose Jaw Warriors at 7:35 p.m. The first 2,500 fans will receive a Jacobs bobblehead.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period – No scoring. Penalties – Lofthouse, Evt (slashing), 3:56. Hauf, Sea (elbowing), 8:39. Yadlowski, Evt (slashing), 11:41. Gallimore, Sea (tripping), 12:38. Elliot, Sea (major-fighting), 15:28. Caron, Evt (major-fighting), 15:28. Noebels, Sea (roughing), 18:57. Fowlie, Evt (roughing), 18:57.
Second period – 1, Seattle, Gallimore 15 (Wardley, Noebels), 14:34. Penalties – Birkholz, Evt (slashing), 7:02. Aschim, Sea (hooking), 11:38. Alos, Sea (roughing), 13:36. Burns, Evt (slashing), 13:36. Morden, Evt (interference), 15:39.
Third period – 2, Everett, Mychan 3 (Bauml), 7:14. Penalties – Theodore, Sea (high-sticking), 2:44. Wardley, Sea (high-sticking), 10:00. Mychan, Evt (slashing), 10:00.
Overtime – No scoring. Penalties – No penalties.
Shootout – Seattle 1 (Jacobs G, Gallimore NG, Noebels NG). Everett 0 (Birkholz NG, Winquist NG, Fowlie NG).
Shots on goal – Seattle 10-11-9-3 34. Everett 9-8-8-4 29 Goalies – Seattle, Pickard 29 shots-28 saves (14-14-0-1); Everett, Simpson 34-32 (5-16-1-4). Power plays – Seattle 0-4; Everett 0-4. A – 6,150. Referee – Reagan Vetter, Jeff Ingram. Linesmen – Ron Dietterle, Chris Sweeting.
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