What happened: The Everett Silvertips beat the Prince Albert Raiders 5-2 in Game 4 of the WHL Championship Final on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Art Hauser Centre. Everett now leads the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can clinch the franchise’s first Ed Chynoweth Cup since 2007 with a win in Game 5 on Friday night in Prince Albert.

Silvertips Pummel Raiders 5-2 in Game 4: One Win From the Cup

The Everett Silvertips are one win away from the Ed Chynoweth Cup. They went into Prince Albert, took a Game 3 nailbiter on Tuesday, and came back Wednesday night and walked out of Art Hauser Centre with a 5-2 win in Game 4 that wasn’t really that close.

The Tips lead the 2026 WHL Championship Final 3-1. Anders Miller, Landon DuPont, Carter Bear, Julius Miettinen — every name you have been writing on your fridge whiteboard for the last two months — they all showed up on the road, in a barn that was supposed to be a hornet’s nest, and they handled it.

The Silvertips are 14-2 in the 2026 playoffs. Fourteen wins, two losses. They have not lost on the road in this postseason. And they have one more game to win for the first Western Hockey League championship in Everett since the 2006-07 squad raised the Cup.

How They Did It

If you wanted to script the most demoralizing game possible for a home team, you would script this one. Julius Miettinen scored 32 seconds in. Thirty-two seconds. The Art Hauser crowd had not finished sitting down.

Prince Albert clawed one back in the second when Brandon Gorzynski beat Miller at 9:53, but Rylan Gould answered with a power-play goal at 18:43 of the second to take a 2-1 lead into the third.

Then the third period happened. Carter Bear scored on the power play at 4:24 — the game winner — to make it 3-1. Justice Christensen got one back for the Raiders at 6:43, and for about three minutes it was a game again. Shea Busch killed that hope at 10:20 with the insurance marker. Matias Vanhanen iced it with an empty-netter at 17:35.

Final: Everett 5, Prince Albert 2. Attendance at Art Hauser Centre: 3,299.

The Special Teams Story

This series was always going to come down to special teams. On Wednesday, Everett’s power play went 2-for-5. Prince Albert’s power play went 0-for-6. The Raiders had every chance to swing momentum — six full power plays in their own building — and they did not score on a single one. Anders Miller and the Tips penalty kill were the difference.

Miller has now started every game of this playoff run, and the numbers continue to look like something out of a different sport. Everett outshot Prince Albert 35-33 on the night.

Goal Summary

• EVT — Julius Miettinen (1st period, 0:32)
• PA — Brandon Gorzynski (2nd period, 9:53)
• EVT — Rylan Gould PPG (2nd period, 18:43)
• EVT — Carter Bear PPG, GWG (3rd period, 4:24)
• PA — Justice Christensen (3rd period, 6:43)
• EVT — Shea Busch, insurance (3rd period, 10:20)
• EVT — Matias Vanhanen, empty net (3rd period, 17:35)

What’s Next: Game 5 in Prince Albert, Friday Night

Here’s where it gets real. Game 5 goes Friday, May 15 at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. If the Silvertips win, they hoist the Ed Chynoweth Cup on the road. They are the visiting team. There is no champagne celebration at Angel of the Winds Arena waiting for them — they would have to do it in a building that hates them.

If the Tips lose Game 5, the series comes home. Game 6 would be Sunday, May 17 at Angel of the Winds Arena. Game 7, if needed, is Monday, May 18, also at AOTW.

So Silvertips Nation has a choice to make: do you want to clinch this thing Friday on the road, or do you want one more chance to watch them lift the trophy on home ice? Honestly, both options sound great. We have not had a problem this nice to wrestle with in nineteen years.

The 19-Year Drought

Let’s just say it: it has been a long time. The last Silvertips team to win the WHL championship was the 2006-07 squad. The kids on the current roster were not born yet. Landon DuPont was not born yet when Everett lost in the WHL Final in 2018 to Swift Current.

This is the closest the franchise has come to ending the drought since that 2018 trip. They are not just close — they are one win from it. And they are doing it the right way: dominant in the regular season (117 points, best in 12 years), dominant in the playoffs (14-2, two sweeps in the first three rounds), and dominant in this final so far.

How to Watch Game 5

Game 5 is Friday, May 15 at 7:30 PM MT (6:30 PM PT) at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The broadcast is on TSN in Canada and Victory+ in the United States. If you are in Everett and want to watch with other Tips fans, watch parties are popping up around town — check the team’s official channels for organized viewing locations.

What This Run Has Meant

This is the kind of run you remember. The kind of run where you remember exactly where you were when each game ended. The Silvertips have given Everett a six-week party that started with a Round 1 sweep, continued with a five-game series win over Kelowna, an Anders Miller goaltending clinic in the Western Conference Final, and now a 3-1 lead in the WHL Final.

One more. That is all this team needs. One more win, anywhere, against anyone, and the Ed Chynoweth Cup comes back to the Tips for the first time since 2007.

Friday night, Prince Albert. Bring it home.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the final score of Silvertips vs Raiders Game 4?
Everett won 5-2 over Prince Albert at Art Hauser Centre on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

What is the series score in the 2026 WHL Final?
The Silvertips lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and need one more win to claim the Ed Chynoweth Cup.

When is Game 5 of the WHL Championship Final?
Game 5 is Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM MT / 6:30 PM PT at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Where can I watch Silvertips Game 5?
TSN in Canada and Victory+ in the United States.

If the series comes back to Everett, when are Games 6 and 7?
Game 6 would be Sunday, May 17 at Angel of the Winds Arena. Game 7, if needed, would be Monday, May 18, also at AOTW.

When was the last time the Silvertips won the WHL championship?
2007. The 2006-07 Silvertips won the only Ed Chynoweth Cup in franchise history. The 2026 team is one win away from ending a 19-year drought.

Who scored the game-winning goal in Game 4?
Carter Bear scored on the power play at 4:24 of the third period to give Everett a 3-1 lead. It held up as the game-winner.

PRINCE ALBERT, SK — The Everett Silvertips stole home-ice advantage on Tuesday night at the Art Hauser Centre, grinding out a gritty 3-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 3 of the 2026 WHL Championship Final. Silvertips forward Julius Miettinen supplied the game-winning goal as Everett clawed to a 2-1 series lead. The next game of the Ed Chynoweth Cup is Wednesday night at 6:30 PM PT — same building, same hostile crowd — and the Silvertips now have the pressure.

The Rudolph Factor

The storyline going into Game 3 was the suspension of Raiders defenseman Daxon Rudolph, one of Prince Albert’s most important offensive contributors and one of the top NHL draft prospects in this year’s class. The TSN-reported one-game ban took a key weapon off the Raiders’ blue line — and the Silvertips made them pay.

Rudolph had been a presence all series for the Raiders, and losing him for a road game in a building that’s become a Silvertips fortress was a serious blow to Prince Albert’s chances. Whether the suspension carries over to Game 4 will be worth watching closely heading into Wednesday’s matchup.

Miettinen: The Finnish Record-Setter

Julius Miettinen continues to write himself into WHL playoff history. The Silvertips forward has now set the record for the most playoff points by a Finnish player in WHL history — a remarkable accomplishment for a player operating at peak level in the biggest games of the year.

His game-winning goal on Tuesday was another chapter in what has been an incredible 2026 playoff run. In a tight game that could have gone either way, Miettinen came up with the decisive marker. That’s what elite players do. That’s why the Silvertips are in this series.

The WHL also honored Miettinen in the WHL Championship Edition of its Weekly Awards — recognition that came alongside defenseman Brock Cripps of the Raiders and Silvertips goaltender Anders Miller. Even in a week where Everett won a game, the league acknowledged how good both teams have been.

Miller on the Road

The Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert holds roughly 2,800 fans and it gets loud. Really loud. The Raiders faithful showed up expecting to see their team take a 2-1 series lead, and instead watched Anders Miller stand them up.

Miller came into Game 3 with a .936 playoff save percentage across 13 playoff games — the best playoff numbers in WHL history for a goalie who has played that many games. He had already gone 8-0 on the road in these playoffs before Tuesday, and he backed it up again at the Art Hauser. Silvertips fans have spent all spring watching Miller make impossible saves in impossible buildings, and it’s starting to feel inevitable.

This is now a 15-2 playoff record for the Silvertips. They have lost exactly two games in two months of playoff hockey.

How the Series Looks Now

The series narrative has shifted decisively. Here’s where things stand:

• Game 1 (May 8, AOTW): Raiders 4, Silvertips 2 — Orsulak and Cootes stole home ice
• Game 2 (May 9, AOTW): Silvertips 6, Raiders 2 — Miettinen’s 4-point night, Bear twice
• Game 3 (May 12, Art Hauser): Silvertips 3, Raiders 2 — Miettinen GWG, road steal
• Game 4 (May 13, Art Hauser): Wednesday 6:30 PM PT — series 2-1 Everett
• Game 5 (if needed, May 15, Art Hauser): 6:30 PM PT
• Games 6/7 (if needed, May 17/18, AOTW): Back home in Everett

The Silvertips now have a chance to go up 3-1 with a win Wednesday. A 3-1 series lead in the WHL Final would be historically close to insurmountable. But the Raiders will be desperate, they’ll have their fans behind them, and — presumably — Daxon Rudolph may be back in the lineup. This isn’t over.

What It Means

The Silvertips last won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2007. That’s 19 years. This team — 57-8-2-1 in the regular season, 15-2 in the playoffs — is the best Everett team since then. Maybe the best ever. And they just took the lead in the WHL Final on the road, in a building they’ve never played a game in before this week, against a team that had home ice advantage.

Two more wins. That’s all that stands between this group and the Cup.

How to Watch Game 4

Game 4: Wednesday May 13 — Art Hauser Centre, Prince Albert, SK
Puck drop: 7:30 PM MT / 6:30 PM PT
TV: TSN (Canada) | Streaming: Victory+ (U.S.)
Games 5 (if needed) also at Art Hauser on May 15. Games 6 and 7 (if needed) return to Angel of the Winds Arena on May 17 and 18.

If you’re making plans for a potential Game 6 or 7 at Angel of the Winds Arena, tickets are available at Ticketmaster. The building at 2000 Hewitt Ave in Everett holds 10,000+ fans for hockey — and if this series goes back home, it’s going to be electric.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current series score in the 2026 WHL Championship Final?

After Game 3, the Everett Silvertips lead the Prince Albert Raiders 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.

When is WHL Final Game 4?

Game 4 is Wednesday, May 13 at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. Puck drop is 7:30 PM MT (6:30 PM PT). Watch on TSN in Canada or Victory+ in the U.S.

Why was Daxon Rudolph suspended for Game 3?

Rudolph received a one-game WHL suspension that was first reported by TSN. The specifics of the infraction were not disclosed, but it kept the Raiders’ top defensive prospect out of Tuesday’s game.

Who scored the game-winning goal in Silvertips Game 3?

Julius Miettinen scored the game-winning goal for the Silvertips in the 3-2 win.

What is Anders Miller’s WHL playoff save percentage?

Miller entered Game 3 with a .936 save percentage across 13 playoff games — the best playoff SV% in WHL history for a goalie with that many games played.

Related coverage: Tips Even the Series With 6-2 Game 2 Win | Anders Miller’s Road Test | WHL Final Heads to Prince Albert: Full Schedule

PRINCE ALBERT, SK — The Everett Silvertips stole home-ice advantage on Tuesday night at the Art Hauser Centre, grinding out a gritty 3-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 3 of the 2026 WHL Championship Final. Silvertips forward Julius Miettinen supplied the game-winning goal as Everett clawed to a 2-1 series lead. The next game of the Ed Chynoweth Cup is Wednesday night at 6:30 PM PT — same building, same hostile crowd — and the Silvertips now have the pressure.

The Rudolph Factor

The storyline going into Game 3 was the suspension of Raiders defenseman Daxon Rudolph, one of Prince Albert’s most important offensive contributors and one of the top NHL draft prospects in this year’s class. The TSN-reported one-game ban took a key weapon off the Raiders’ blue line — and the Silvertips made them pay.

Rudolph had been a presence all series for the Raiders, and losing him for a road game in a building that’s become a Silvertips fortress was a serious blow to Prince Albert’s chances. Whether the suspension carries over to Game 4 will be worth watching closely heading into Wednesday’s matchup.

Miettinen: The Finnish Record-Setter

Julius Miettinen continues to write himself into WHL playoff history. The Silvertips forward has now set the record for the most playoff points by a Finnish player in WHL history — a remarkable accomplishment for a player operating at peak level in the biggest games of the year.

His game-winning goal on Tuesday was another chapter in what has been an incredible 2026 playoff run. In a tight game that could have gone either way, Miettinen came up with the decisive marker. That’s what elite players do. That’s why the Silvertips are in this series.

The WHL also honored Miettinen in the WHL Championship Edition of its Weekly Awards — recognition that came alongside defenseman Brock Cripps of the Raiders and Silvertips goaltender Anders Miller. Even in a week where Everett won a game, the league acknowledged how good both teams have been.

Miller on the Road

The Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert holds roughly 2,800 fans and it gets loud. Really loud. The Raiders faithful showed up expecting to see their team take a 2-1 series lead, and instead watched Anders Miller stand them up.

Miller came into Game 3 with a .936 playoff save percentage across 13 playoff games — the best playoff numbers in WHL history for a goalie who has played that many games. He had already gone 8-0 on the road in these playoffs before Tuesday, and he backed it up again at the Art Hauser. Silvertips fans have spent all spring watching Miller make impossible saves in impossible buildings, and it’s starting to feel inevitable.

This is now a 15-2 playoff record for the Silvertips. They have lost exactly two games in two months of playoff hockey.

How the Series Looks Now

The series narrative has shifted decisively. Here’s where things stand:

• Game 1 (May 8, AOTW): Raiders 4, Silvertips 2 — Orsulak and Cootes stole home ice
• Game 2 (May 9, AOTW): Silvertips 6, Raiders 2 — Miettinen’s 4-point night, Bear twice
• Game 3 (May 12, Art Hauser): Silvertips 3, Raiders 2 — Miettinen GWG, road steal
• Game 4 (May 13, Art Hauser): Wednesday 6:30 PM PT — series 2-1 Everett
• Game 5 (if needed, May 15, Art Hauser): 6:30 PM PT
• Games 6/7 (if needed, May 17/18, AOTW): Back home in Everett

The Silvertips now have a chance to go up 3-1 with a win Wednesday. A 3-1 series lead in the WHL Final would be historically close to insurmountable. But the Raiders will be desperate, they’ll have their fans behind them, and — presumably — Daxon Rudolph may be back in the lineup. This isn’t over.

What It Means

The Silvertips last won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2007. That’s 19 years. This team — 57-8-2-1 in the regular season, 15-2 in the playoffs — is the best Everett team since then. Maybe the best ever. And they just took the lead in the WHL Final on the road, in a building they’ve never played a game in before this week, against a team that had home ice advantage.

Two more wins. That’s all that stands between this group and the Cup.

How to Watch Game 4

Game 4: Wednesday May 13 — Art Hauser Centre, Prince Albert, SK
Puck drop: 7:30 PM MT / 6:30 PM PT
TV: TSN (Canada) | Streaming: Victory+ (U.S.)
Games 5 (if needed) also at Art Hauser on May 15. Games 6 and 7 (if needed) return to Angel of the Winds Arena on May 17 and 18.

If you’re making plans for a potential Game 6 or 7 at Angel of the Winds Arena, tickets are available at Ticketmaster. The building at 2000 Hewitt Ave in Everett holds 10,000+ fans for hockey — and if this series goes back home, it’s going to be electric.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current series score in the 2026 WHL Championship Final?

After Game 3, the Everett Silvertips lead the Prince Albert Raiders 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.

When is WHL Final Game 4?

Game 4 is Wednesday, May 13 at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. Puck drop is 7:30 PM MT (6:30 PM PT). Watch on TSN in Canada or Victory+ in the U.S.

Why was Daxon Rudolph suspended for Game 3?

Rudolph received a one-game WHL suspension that was first reported by TSN. The specifics of the infraction were not disclosed, but it kept the Raiders’ top defensive prospect out of Tuesday’s game.

Who scored the game-winning goal in Silvertips Game 3?

Julius Miettinen scored the game-winning goal for the Silvertips in the 3-2 win.

What is Anders Miller’s WHL playoff save percentage?

Miller entered Game 3 with a .936 save percentage across 13 playoff games — the best playoff SV% in WHL history for a goalie with that many games played.

Related coverage: Tips Even the Series With 6-2 Game 2 Win | Anders Miller’s Road Test | WHL Final Heads to Prince Albert: Full Schedule

PRINCE ALBERT, SK — The Everett Silvertips stole home-ice advantage on Tuesday night at the Art Hauser Centre, grinding out a gritty 3-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 3 of the 2026 WHL Championship Final. Silvertips forward Julius Miettinen supplied the game-winning goal as Everett clawed to a 2-1 series lead. The next game of the Ed Chynoweth Cup is Wednesday night at 6:30 PM PT — same building, same hostile crowd — and the Silvertips now have the pressure.

The Rudolph Factor

The storyline going into Game 3 was the suspension of Raiders defenseman Daxon Rudolph, one of Prince Albert’s most important offensive contributors and one of the top NHL draft prospects in this year’s class. The TSN-reported one-game ban took a key weapon off the Raiders’ blue line — and the Silvertips made them pay.

Rudolph had been a presence all series for the Raiders, and losing him for a road game in a building that’s become a Silvertips fortress was a serious blow to Prince Albert’s chances. Whether the suspension carries over to Game 4 will be worth watching closely heading into Wednesday’s matchup.

Miettinen: The Finnish Record-Setter

Julius Miettinen continues to write himself into WHL playoff history. The Silvertips forward has now set the record for the most playoff points by a Finnish player in WHL history — a remarkable accomplishment for a player operating at peak level in the biggest games of the year.

His game-winning goal on Tuesday was another chapter in what has been an incredible 2026 playoff run. In a tight game that could have gone either way, Miettinen came up with the decisive marker. That’s what elite players do. That’s why the Silvertips are in this series.

The WHL also honored Miettinen in the WHL Championship Edition of its Weekly Awards — recognition that came alongside defenseman Brock Cripps of the Raiders and Silvertips goaltender Anders Miller. Even in a week where Everett won a game, the league acknowledged how good both teams have been.

Miller on the Road

The Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert holds roughly 2,800 fans and it gets loud. Really loud. The Raiders faithful showed up expecting to see their team take a 2-1 series lead, and instead watched Anders Miller stand them up.

Miller came into Game 3 with a .936 playoff save percentage across 13 playoff games — the best playoff numbers in WHL history for a goalie who has played that many games. He had already gone 8-0 on the road in these playoffs before Tuesday, and he backed it up again at the Art Hauser. Silvertips fans have spent all spring watching Miller make impossible saves in impossible buildings, and it’s starting to feel inevitable.

This is now a 15-2 playoff record for the Silvertips. They have lost exactly two games in two months of playoff hockey.

How the Series Looks Now

The series narrative has shifted decisively. Here’s where things stand:

• Game 1 (May 8, AOTW): Raiders 4, Silvertips 2 — Orsulak and Cootes stole home ice
• Game 2 (May 9, AOTW): Silvertips 6, Raiders 2 — Miettinen’s 4-point night, Bear twice
• Game 3 (May 12, Art Hauser): Silvertips 3, Raiders 2 — Miettinen GWG, road steal
• Game 4 (May 13, Art Hauser): Wednesday 6:30 PM PT — series 2-1 Everett
• Game 5 (if needed, May 15, Art Hauser): 6:30 PM PT
• Games 6/7 (if needed, May 17/18, AOTW): Back home in Everett

The Silvertips now have a chance to go up 3-1 with a win Wednesday. A 3-1 series lead in the WHL Final would be historically close to insurmountable. But the Raiders will be desperate, they’ll have their fans behind them, and — presumably — Daxon Rudolph may be back in the lineup. This isn’t over.

What It Means

The Silvertips last won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2007. That’s 19 years. This team — 57-8-2-1 in the regular season, 15-2 in the playoffs — is the best Everett team since then. Maybe the best ever. And they just took the lead in the WHL Final on the road, in a building they’ve never played a game in before this week, against a team that had home ice advantage.

Two more wins. That’s all that stands between this group and the Cup.

How to Watch Game 4

Game 4: Wednesday May 13 — Art Hauser Centre, Prince Albert, SK
Puck drop: 7:30 PM MT / 6:30 PM PT
TV: TSN (Canada) | Streaming: Victory+ (U.S.)
Games 5 (if needed) also at Art Hauser on May 15. Games 6 and 7 (if needed) return to Angel of the Winds Arena on May 17 and 18.

If you’re making plans for a potential Game 6 or 7 at Angel of the Winds Arena, tickets are available at Ticketmaster. The building at 2000 Hewitt Ave in Everett holds 10,000+ fans for hockey — and if this series goes back home, it’s going to be electric.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current series score in the 2026 WHL Championship Final?

After Game 3, the Everett Silvertips lead the Prince Albert Raiders 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.

When is WHL Final Game 4?

Game 4 is Wednesday, May 13 at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. Puck drop is 7:30 PM MT (6:30 PM PT). Watch on TSN in Canada or Victory+ in the U.S.

Why was Daxon Rudolph suspended for Game 3?

Rudolph received a one-game WHL suspension that was first reported by TSN. The specifics of the infraction were not disclosed, but it kept the Raiders’ top defensive prospect out of Tuesday’s game.

Who scored the game-winning goal in Silvertips Game 3?

Julius Miettinen scored the game-winning goal for the Silvertips in the 3-2 win.

What is Anders Miller’s WHL playoff save percentage?

Miller entered Game 3 with a .936 save percentage across 13 playoff games — the best playoff SV% in WHL history for a goalie with that many games played.

Related coverage: Tips Even the Series With 6-2 Game 2 Win | Anders Miller’s Road Test | WHL Final Heads to Prince Albert: Full Schedule

**The quick read:** Everett Silvertips goaltender Anders Miller takes a 12-0-1 playoff record, a 1.79 goals-against average, and a .936 save percentage into Game 3 of the WHL Championship Final on Tuesday, May 12, at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert (6:30 p.m. PT). Through two rounds he sat at .948 — no WHL goalie with nine-plus playoff games has ever posted better. With the series tied 1-1 and the next three games on the road, the Silvertips’ chances of winning their first Ed Chynoweth Cup since 2007 depend on whether Miller can carry that work in front of someone else’s crowd.

Hockey playoff series get decided by goaltending. We say that every spring like it’s a fortune-cookie cliché, but in the 2026 WHL Final it’s also literally what’s happening. The Everett Silvertips are tied 1-1 with the Prince Albert Raiders heading into a three-game road swing, and the player most responsible for keeping this dream season alive is wearing pads.

Here’s why Anders Miller’s Game 3 might be the single most important shift of his career, and why Silvertips fans should feel both nervous and weirdly calm.

The Number That Makes the Rest of the WHL Stop Talking

Through two rounds of the 2026 WHL Playoffs, Miller put up a .948 save percentage. That is, per QuantHockey, the highest save percentage ever recorded in WHL playoff history by a goalie with nine or more games played. Not the highest of the year. Not the highest in the conference. The highest, full stop, going back through every postseason the league has ever played.

Through 13 playoff games this spring, Miller now sits at:

• **Record: 12-0-1**
• **Goals-against average: 1.79** (2nd in the WHL playoffs)
• **Save percentage: .936** (2nd in the WHL playoffs)
• **Shutouts: 1** (T-2nd)
• **Wins: 12** (1st)

He’s the Mary Brown’s Chicken WHL Goaltender of the Month for April. He was Goaltender of the Week earlier in the run. He came over from Calgary in a midseason trade and proceeded to author the most efficient playoff goaltending stretch any 16-team WHL has seen.

For fans who weren’t paying attention until the Penticton series: this isn’t a hot streak. This is the structural reason this franchise is two wins from each side of a championship.

What Game 2 Told Us — and What Game 1 Didn’t

In Game 2 of the Final at Angel of the Winds Arena, Miller stopped 37 of the shots he saw and the Silvertips ran away with it 6-2. That’s the version that has the Penticton series fresh in your head: Anders deletes a six-game series with goaltending, the team scores enough, off we go.

Game 1 wasn’t that. The Raiders broke through with three second-period goals and won 4-2 — Mason Sivertson, Lukas Cootes on the power play, and Owen Christensen with the game-winner. Miller wasn’t bad; the second period got away from the entire team. But the gap between his Game 1 line and his Game 2 line is the entire reason this series shifted in 48 hours.

Translation: the Silvertips don’t need Miller to be perfect. They need him to be the version of himself that the 2026 playoff numbers describe, and they need the team in front of him to give him a second period he can actually defend.

Why Art Hauser Centre Changes Everything

The Raiders take a 26-6-2 home regular-season record into Game 3. That is one of the best home environments in the entire CHL. The Art Hauser Centre is older, smaller (roughly 2,800 capacity), and louder than what Everett’s faced in this run — the building is structurally close to the ice in a way that newer arenas have engineered away.

Three games in a row in that environment is the test. Game 3 Tuesday, Game 4 Wednesday, Game 5 Friday if needed. Then back to Angel of the Winds. The Silvertips have been 8-0 on the road through these playoffs — the best road playoff team in the WHL this spring — but that record was built against Wenatchee, Spokane, Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre. The Art Hauser Centre is a different room.

What Miller controls on the road is the same thing he controls at home: angle, depth, rebound control. What he doesn’t control: the second-period crowd surge after a Raiders push, the visiting bench getting last change, or the in-between TV stoppages that hand a hostile building its momentum back. Those are the moments where playoff goaltending stops being numbers and becomes character.

What to Watch in Game 3

Three things to track Tuesday night:

Volume on the first 15 shots. Miller has been excellent on the early-game shot volume across the playoffs. If Prince Albert generates 12-15 shots in the first period and Miller is at full credit, expect the Silvertips to find their offensive feet by the second.

The second-period scoreboard. It’s been the franchise’s bête noire of this series — three goals against in the second of Game 1, then the team fixed it in Game 2. If Game 3 features a clean middle 20 minutes, the road games are winnable. If Prince Albert finds another second-period gear with their crowd behind them, the math gets harder.

Power-play goaltending. Lukas Cootes scored on the power play in Game 1. Killing penalties on the road in a 2,800-seat building is one of the most uncomfortable jobs in hockey. Miller’s .948-through-two-rounds work included serious short-handed minutes against Penticton; the road PK in Saskatchewan is the next level of that test.

The 19-Year Drought Context

The Silvertips have not won the Ed Chynoweth Cup since 2007. That’s the entire framing for this stretch. There have been good Everett teams. There have been deep Everett playoff runs. There has not been a championship.

Anders Miller wasn’t on any of those rosters, obviously. He was traded in from Calgary mid-season for exactly the moment Everett is in right now: a deep run in late spring where the path is mostly carved out by goaltending. If the Silvertips lift the cup, the franchise will print Miller’s stat line on a banner.

If they don’t — well, the .948 was still the best save percentage in WHL playoff history at the cutoff, and that doesn’t go away.

Schedule

• **Game 3:** Tuesday, May 12 — at Prince Albert (Art Hauser Centre), 6:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. CT
• **Game 4:** Wednesday, May 13 — at Prince Albert
• **Game 5 (if needed):** Friday, May 15 — at Prince Albert
• **Game 6 (if needed):** Sunday, May 17 — at Angel of the Winds Arena
• **Game 7 (if needed):** Monday, May 18 — at Angel of the Winds Arena

TV: TSN in Canada. Streaming: Victory+ in the United States.

The Silvertips are eight wins from their first championship since 2007. Three of them, maybe more, have to come 1,200 miles from home. The goalie carrying the franchise’s first banner in 19 years is on the bus.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Game 3 of the 2026 WHL Final?

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. CT) at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

What are Anders Miller’s 2026 WHL playoff stats?

Through 13 games: 12-0-1 record, 1.79 GAA, .936 save percentage, 1 shutout. His .948 SV% through two rounds was the highest in WHL playoff history for a goalie with nine or more games played.

Who has home-ice advantage in the WHL Final?

The series follows a 2-3-2 format. Games 1-2 were at Angel of the Winds Arena (split 1-1). Games 3, 4, and 5 (if needed) are at the Art Hauser Centre. Games 6 and 7 (if needed) return to Everett.

Where is the Art Hauser Centre?

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Capacity is approximately 2,800. The Raiders went 26-6-2 there in the regular season.

How can I watch the WHL Final from the U.S.?

Victory+ streaming service is the U.S. broadcast partner. TSN carries the games in Canada.

When was the Silvertips’ last WHL championship?

2007. The franchise has not won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 19 years.

Who is starting in goal for the Raiders?

Michal Orsulak started Game 1 and stopped 39 of 41. He is expected to be the starter for the home games at Art Hauser Centre.

Where do the Silvertips play next in the WHL Championship Final? Game 3 of the 2026 WHL Championship Final is Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, with puck drop at 7:30 p.m. MDT — that is 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time for fans watching from Everett. Game 4 follows Wednesday, May 13 at the same venue. Game 5, if needed, is Friday, May 15, also in Prince Albert. The series returns to Angel of the Winds Arena for Games 6 and 7 if necessary, on Sunday, May 17 and Monday, May 18.

Tied 1-1, the WHL Final goes to Saskatchewan: What it means for Everett’s run

The 2026 WHL Championship Final has its perfect setup. Two No. 1 seeds, splitting the home games at Angel of the Winds Arena, going to Prince Albert tied at a game apiece. Now the series gets harder.

For the next three games — Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday — the Silvertips do not get the building behind them. They get a 6,200-seat barn called the Art Hauser Centre, sitting in a hockey town of about 35,000 people that lives and dies on this team. Prince Albert was the Eastern Conference’s top regular-season team for a reason. The Raiders have lost just once at home in the 2026 playoffs.

The good news for Tips fans: Everett earned the right to go on the road tied. The 6-2 Game 2 win at Angel of the Winds Arena on Saturday — three first-period goals, a four-point night from Julius Miettinen, a power-play goal from Jesse Heslop with one second left — flipped the series from “Prince Albert is in control” back to “Everett is the team to beat.” That matters. Going 0-2 to Saskatchewan would have been a borderline emergency. Going 1-1 is the script everyone expected before the series opened.

The Art Hauser Centre, briefly explained for Tips fans who have never been

The Art Hauser Centre is the smallest venue still hosting a WHL playoff series in 2026. Capacity for hockey runs about 2,800 seated plus standing-room — and it is loud the way smaller buildings always are. The ice surface is the standard 200-by-85, but the rink sits closer to the crowd than at Angel of the Winds, and the Raiders’ building has a real hum to it on big nights. This will be a big nights kind of building.

For Everett’s group, this is not an unfamiliar environment. The Tips spent all spring grinding through Memorial Cup-quality road buildings — Kamloops, Kelowna, the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton — and they are 8-0 on the road in the 2026 playoffs entering Game 3. That stat has earned the team the benefit of the doubt about whether they can handle the noise.

What changes for Everett with the schedule shift

The biggest practical change is the time zone. Mountain Daylight Time runs an hour ahead of Pacific in May, so a 7:30 p.m. local puck drop in Prince Albert is 6:30 p.m. for fans in Everett. That is friendlier than it sounds. You can be home from work, eat dinner, watch the whole game, and still be in bed by 9:30 PT.

The second change is the format. In Games 3, 4, and 5, the Raiders get last line change. In a series that is already turning on matchups — DuPont and Bear against Pickering and Reschny, Miettinen-Cripps in the circle — that is a meaningful adjustment. Head coach Dennis Williams will need to lean on Carter Bear’s line to take the heaviest minutes against Prince Albert’s top defensemen and trust the Tips’ depth to win the lower-leverage shifts.

The third change is the goalie call. Everett went with AJ Reyelts in net for Game 2 and got rewarded for it. With Anders Miller’s regular-season .948 save percentage in his back pocket, the Tips have one of the best goaltending tandems in junior hockey. Reyelts earned the Game 2 start by playing well in the Western Conference Final’s two overtime games and winning the night. Whether he gets Game 3 or Miller comes back is the storyline to watch in the team’s first-night skate Tuesday morning at the Art Hauser Centre.

What changes for Prince Albert

The Raiders have to win at home. They came into this series as the WHL Eastern Conference’s top seed, beating Medicine Hat in seven games in the East Final, and they have not lost a home game in this entire run. If they protect the Hauser, the series gets very long for Everett very quickly.

What worried Prince Albert in Game 2 was the absence of two-way pressure from their top forwards. Owen Pickering, the Raiders captain and Detroit Red Wings prospect, finished without a point. Cole Reschny, the Calgary Flames first-rounder, was held off the scoresheet. Aiden Oiring, who terrorized the Tips’ defensive zone in Game 1, was a much smaller factor in Game 2. If those three play to their pedigree, Prince Albert wins this series. If they continue what we saw in Game 2, Everett is going to take this in five or six.

What is at stake in each game

Game 3 is for who wants the series first. The team that wins Game 3 in a tied 1-1 best-of-seven goes on to win the series 78 percent of the time historically. That is the leverage point.

Game 4 is for survival or scoreboard pressure. The team that drops Game 3 cannot afford to drop Game 4 — that 3-1 series deficit ends roughly nine of every 10 series in the home team’s favor.

Game 5 is for the door. Friday May 15 — if needed — is Prince Albert’s last home game in the 2026 season if the Tips have done their job in Games 3 and 4. It is also where the Raiders end their season at home if Everett can grab one of the first two and hold serve.

Game 6 and Game 7 are scheduled for Angel of the Winds Arena Sunday, May 17 and Monday, May 18. Both are sold out as of Saturday night for the home opener segment of those tickets — anything left after the AOTW resale window closes goes to Ticketmaster’s verified resale.

How to watch from Everett

TSN carries the WHL Championship Final in Canada. Victory+ streams it in the United States — that is the official option for fans on the south side of the border who do not have a TSN subscription. Ticketmaster handles tickets for the home games at Angel of the Winds Arena.

If you are watching at home, set the DVR for 6:30 p.m. PT both Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are watching at a bar in Everett, start with The Anchor Pub & Restaurant, the Independent Beer Bar at the arena, or McMenamins on Hewitt — they are all reliably running WHL Final coverage on the big screens during this run.

The fan-voice take on the road trip

Here is the truth about this team going to Prince Albert tied: this is the run we earned. A 117-point regular season that was the best mark in the Western Conference in 12 years. Sweeping Kelowna in Round 2. Sweeping Penticton in the Western Conference Final. Twelve playoff wins on a 12-1 record. That entire body of work was about earning the right to play games like this — on the road, against another No. 1 seed, with a championship in front of you.

Most franchises never get a Tuesday like the one Everett is about to play. Cherish it. Pull up Victory+. Have a pint. Yell at the TV. The Silvertips have not won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 19 years, and the path to ending that drought runs straight through Prince Albert this week.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Game 3 of the 2026 WHL Championship Final?
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. MDT, which is 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

How many home games does Prince Albert get in this series?
Three. Games 3, 4, and 5 are all at the Art Hauser Centre. Games 6 and 7, if needed, return to Angel of the Winds Arena.

How can I watch the WHL Final from Everett?
Victory+ streams the games in the United States. TSN broadcasts in Canada. Both options are official.

What is the series record between Everett and Prince Albert?
Tied 1-1 after Game 2. Prince Albert won Game 1 4-2 at Angel of the Winds Arena. Everett won Game 2 6-2 at Angel of the Winds Arena.

Has Everett been good on the road in the 2026 playoffs?
Yes. The Silvertips entered Game 3 at 8-0 on the road in the 2026 WHL Playoffs.

When was the last time the Silvertips won the Ed Chynoweth Cup?
2007. Everett has not won the WHL Championship in 19 years entering the 2026 Final.

Where is the Art Hauser Centre?
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Capacity is approximately 2,800. The venue has been the Raiders’ home rink since 1996.

What time will Game 4 be played?
Wednesday, May 13 at the Art Hauser Centre. Game time is set at the same 7:30 p.m. MDT puck drop.