A shootout lets the Portland Winterhawks shift the heartbreak onto the Everett Silvertips, taking a 7-6 decision over the team that came into the game with the Western Hockey League’s best record. Sam Spehar gets the shootout winner along with 2 goals in regulation. It looked like the Winterhawks would get steamrolled in the 3rd period after playing well for 40 minutes, then it looked like they would steal one on Nathan Free’s late goal, only to have the Silvertips tie it 13 seconds later. No one scored in overtime, then Spehar’s shootout goal and Ondrej Štěbeták’s 3 saves clinched it. Everett outshot Portland 50-36. Spehar and Free each had 2 goals. Rylan Gould had 3 points, and 6...
