T-Birds end preseason with shootout win over Everett

The Seattle Thunderbirds ended their preseason schedule with a 4-3 shootout win over the Everett Silvertips on Saturday night at Xfinity Arena.

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  • Monday, September 19, 2016 6:27pm
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The Seattle Thunderbirds ended their preseason schedule with a 4-3 shootout win over the Everett Silvertips on Saturday night at Xfinity Arena.

The T-Birds, 5-2-0-0 in the preseason, open the regualr season in Portland against the Winterhawks on Saturday, Sept. 24. Face-off is 7:05 p.m.

Seattle goalie Carl Stankowski stopped all three Everett shooters in the shootout. Seattle’s second shooter, Layne Bensmiller, was the only T-Bird shooter to score in the shootout.

Bensmiller was acquired in a trade with the Prince Albert Raiders on Thursday, and he joined the T-Birds in Everett after travelling earlier in the day.

The T-Birds took a 1-0 lead 4:15 into the game on a shorthanded goal from Cavin Leth.

The Silvertips tied it 1-1 at 10:45 of the first period on a goal from Riley Sutter then took the lead at 14:49 with a power-play goal from Brett Kemp.

Bensmiller tied the game 2-2 at 4:38 of the second period. Everett went in front 3-2 eight seconds after the T-Birds tied the game on a goal from Sean Richards.

Sami Moilanen tied the game 3-3 on a power-play goal at 10:15 of the second period.

Ryan Gilchrist started in net for the T-Birds. He was replaced Stankowski after Moilanen’s goal. Gilchrist made 13 saves on 16 shots.

Everett outshot Seattle 39-15 in the game.

Stankowski stopped all 23 shots he faced. He was 4-0-0-0 in the preseason.

Everett goalie Mario Petit made 12 saves on 15 shots.

Home opener

The T-Birds’ home opener is Saturday, Oct. 1, against Portland Winterhawks. Face-off is 7:05 p.m. at the ShoWare Center.

Tickets

Single-game tickets an purchase single game tickets online or at the ShoWare Center box office.

Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.

SCORING SUMMARY

First period – 1, Seattle, Leth 1 (Harsch), 4:15 (sh). 2, Everett, Sutter, 2 (Gerth), 10: (pp). 3, Everett, Kemp 1 (Kindopp, Davis), 14:49 (pp). Penalties – Schuldhaus, Sea (cross checking), 3:46. Tyszka, Sea (tripping), 8:39. Allbee, Sea (hooking), 14:26. Leth, Sea (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:52. Gerth, Evt (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:52. Harsch, Sea (roughing), 19:59.Onyebuchi, Evt (10-minute misconduct), 19:59.

Second period – 4, Seattle, Bensmiller 1 (Leth), 4:38. 5, Everett, Richards 1 (Gerth, Sutter), 4:46. 6, Seattle, Moilanen 3 (Neuls, Tyszka), 10:15 (pp). Penalties – Mucka, Evt (tripping), 6:06. Wylie, Evt (interference), 8:24. Bensmiller, Sea (holding), 10:37. Hamaliuk, Sea (double minor-checking from behind), 17:20.

Third period – No scoring. Penalties – Sutter, Evt (roughing), 9:54. Bensmiller, Sea (slashing), 11:19.

Overtime – No scoring. Penalties – No penalties.

Shootout – Seattle 1 (True NG, Bensmuller G). Everett 0 (Sutter NG, King G, Dewar NG).

Shots on goal – Seattle 1-8-2-4 15, Everett 12-11-13-3 39. Goalies – Seattle, Gilchrist 16 shots-13 saves, Stankowski 23-23 (4-0-0-0); Everett, Petit 15-12 (2-0-0-1). Power plays – Seattle 1-3; Everett 1-8. Referees – Mark Pearce, Dexter Rasmussen. Linesmen – Mark Heir, Nick Bilko.


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