Zachary Yuen over-time goal Sends Tri-City To Semi-Finals with 4-3 OT Win Over Everett

EVERETT, WA – A tense, wild opening round series came to a dramatic conclusion on Wednesday night. The Everett Silvertips (0-4-0, 0 pts) rallied from a 3-0 deficit to force overtime, only to then be stunned when Zachary Yuen ended their season with 67 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Tri-City Americans (4-0-0, 8 pts) to a dramatic 4-3 win in Game 4 of their Western Conference Quarter-Finals series in front of 2,385 fans at Comcast Arena.  With the win, the Americans sweep the best-of-seven first round series, advancing to the Western Conference Semi-Finals for a fifth straight year.

Neither team held back in the extra session, combining for 27 shots on goal.  However, Tri-City seemed to regain control of the play in the second half of the overtime.  And, with 1:07 remaining, Zach Yuen grabbed a loose puck at the top of the left circle then, from one knee, got a shot off that sailed over Simpson’s glove to end the game.

Last week, Yuen was named AHL’s defensive player of the year.

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