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.