PORTLAND, OR, APRIL 2: The Everett Silvertips completed their Western Conference Quarterfinal sweep, topping the Portland Winterhawks 6-3 in Game Four at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Trailing 2-0 early in the second period, Jaxsin Vaughan grabbed a rebound goal at 6:11 to get the Silvertips on the board. Lukas Kaplan would later tie the game at 14:39, powering a rebound home for his second goal of the series. Landon DuPont gave the Silvertips the lead at 15:53, dangling the Portland defense and sliding a backhander home for his second of the series.
Carrying a 3-2 lead into the third, Zack Shantz provided insurance at 1:12 from Kaplan. Jesse Heslop and Rylan Gould contributed powerplay goals to round out the scoring.
Anders Miller stopped 26 of 29 in the win. The Silvertips allowed only two goals at 5-on-5 the entire four-game series.
Everett had entered into the series 1-5-2 in playoff games in Portland over the last three years. By winning both road games, they complete their first series sweep in a WHL Playoff since the 2016 Western Conference Quarterfinal- ironically, against the Portland Winterhawks.
Round Two of the WHL Playoffs will commence at Angel of the Winds Arena on Friday, Apr. 10 and Saturday, Apr. 11 (opponent to be determined).
Submitted by Casey Bryant.