Chiefs Slip Past T-Birds
Published on March 3, 2009 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
Kent - The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Tuesday night at ShoWare Center.
Seattle (31-30-1-4) took a 1-0 lead at 18:41 of the first period on an unassisted power-play goal by Jim O'Brien. O'Brien got to a loose puck along the left boards and curled along the top of the left circle to the high slot. O'Brien put a wrist shot on goal that beat Spokane goalie Dustin Tokarski low on the stick side.
Both teams had 12 shots on goal in the first period. Spokane(42-20-0-3) tied the game 23 seconds into the second period on a goal by Drayson Bowman. Ondrej Roman had the only assist.
The Chiefs went ahead 2-1 at 1:17 of the second on a goal by Mitch Wahl. Justin McCrae assisted on the goal.
David Richard tied the game 2-2 at 13:38 of the second by jamming home a loose puck on a scramble in front of the Spokane net. The puck rebounded off the glass behind the Chiefs net from a shot and landed in the crease. Jeremy Boyer and O'Brien both got a stick on the puck before Richard snuck the puck under Tokarski.
Spokane outshot Seattle 13-12 in the second period and led 25-24 in total shots after two periods.
Bowman scored a second goal at 11:24 of the third period to put the Chiefs in front 3-2. Roman had an assist on the goal.
Levko Koper added an unassisted empty-net goal at 19:11 of the third for the final Chiefs goal.
Spokane outshot Seattle 37-36 in the game.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard made 33 saves on 36 shots and his record falls to 20-14-1-4.
Tokarski made 34 saves on 36 shot and his record is now 31-15-0-2.
The T-Birds take on the Tri-City Americans in back-to- back games on Friday and Saturday at ShoWare Center. The game on Friday is at 7:35 p.m. and game on Saturday is at 7:05 p.m.
The T-Birds have clinched a spot in the 2009 WHL Playoffs. The T-Birds will start the playoffs on the road against an opponent to be determined. Games 3 and 4 of the first round playoff series will be at ShoWare Center on Tuesday, March 24, and Wednesday, March 25. Both games are at 7:05 p.m.
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