WHL Tri-City Americans

Americans Fall 8-3 to Winterhawks

Published on March 6, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Tri-City Americans News Release


The Americans fell tonight in Portland as five straight goals carried Portland to a 8-3 victory.

For the second night in a row, Tri-City scored first but was unable to continue their early success. Tonight it was Sasha Mutala putting the Americans on the board first with a goal halfway through the first frame. They carried their 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

The Winterhawks scored a pair of goals early into the second period to take the lead. Tri-City tied the game 6:02 into the frame with a backdoor goal scored off a rebound from Petr Moravec, but the Winterhawks regained their lead less than a minute later.

They went to to score five straight goals and take a dominate 7-2 lead before the Americans were able to reply. Rhett Melnyk added Tri-City's third and final goal tonight with 4:52 remaining in the game. The goal, scored on the power play, was his eighth of the season.

The Winterhawks went on to take an 8-3 victory.

Nick Avakyan played the full game in net for the Americans, turning aside 31 of 38 shots faced.

The Ams will wrap up a 3-in-3 weekend tomorrow as they take on the Thunderbirds in Seattle.

Score: 8-3 POR

Shots: 39-30 POR

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