For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Seattle Thunderbirds take on I-5 rival Everett in an opening-round, best-of-seven Western Hockey League Western Conference playoff series.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Games 1 is 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the ShoWare Center. Game 2 shifts to the Comcast Arena at 4:05 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle (41-25-2-4) and Everett (39-23-7-3) each had 88 points in the playoff standings, but the T-Birds earned the No. 4 seed by taking the first tie-breaker, total number of wins.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n This will be the first time the T-Birds and Silvertips have met in a playoff series since Everett joined the WHL as an expansion team in the 2003-04 season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n WHL playoffs<\/strong> Game 1 – Everett at Seattle, Saturday, March 22, 7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Game 2 – Seattle at Everett, Sunday, March 23, 4:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Game 3 – Everett at Seattle, Tuesday, March 25, 7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Game 4 – Seattle at Everett, Friday, March 28, 7:35 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Game 5 – Everett at Seattle, Saturday, March 29, 7:05 p.m.*<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Game 6 – Seattle at Everett, Monday, March 31, 7:05 p.m.*<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Game 7 – Everett at Seattle, Wednesday, April 2, 7:05 p.m.*<\/p>\n<\/p>\n * if necessary<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
First-round schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n