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Game Day Hub: April 12 at Tri-City

April 12, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


The Winterhawks open up the final week of the regular season with a duel in Kennewick against the Americans.

Puck Drop: 7:05 p.m. PT

Venue: Toyota Center - Kennewick, WA

Uniforms: Red

Previous Meetings This Season: Portland is 8-1-0-2 Against Tri-City

Tri-City 1 @ Portland 7 (Mar 25 2022)

Tri-City 3 @ Portland 8 (Mar 5 2022)

Portland 6 @ Tri-City 2 (Feb 18 2022)

Portland 6 @ Tri-City 0 (Feb 4 2022)

Tri-City 0 @ Portland 8 (Jan 30 2022)

Portland 5 @ Tri-City 3 (Jan 21 2022)

Tri-City 2 @ Portland 1 (Jan 15 2022) SO

Tri-City 2 @ Portland 9 (Dec 28 2021)

Portland 5 @ Tri-City 6 (Nov 13 2021)

Tri-City 3 @ Portland 4 (Oct 16 2021)

Portland 4 @ Tri-City 5 (Oct 1 2021) SO

Listen Live: Winterhawks Radio Network and on the Winterhawks App.

Watch Live: WHL Live on CHL TV

Wrapping Up on the Road

Tonight's tilt marks the Winterhawks' final away game of the regular season, and it's something of a full-circle moment as the team wraps up the road slate in the same building they began the season. Travel has been kind to Portland or much of the year, as their 23 away wins are the most of any U.S. Division team and trail only Kamloops (24) in the Western Conference.

Their prowess in hostile territory could serve the Winterhawks well in the later rounds of the playoffs. Though the club has secured home-ice advantage in round one, any meeting with Kamloops or Everett would see the Hawks loading up the bus for the majority of the games. But before we get into postseason action, they'll be keen to pick up another two points in Kennewick tonight!

Lucky Number Seven

After hitting a few bumps in the road against Tri-City to start the year, Portland figured the Americans out in January en route to six straight wins in the season series - their longest winning streak against any U.S. Division foe this year - and tonight, they'll look to make it seven in a row.

Cross Hanas has relished games against Tri-City this year, recording a whopping 21 points in just nine games to lead all Winterhawks skaters, despite having played two fewer games than his next six highest-scoring teammates. Gabe Klassen continues to pace the club's goalscoring efforts in the season series with nine, followed closely by linemate James Stefan with eight tallies this year. In total, nine Portland skaters are averaging a point-per-game pace against Tri-City this season, so who do you think steps up for the Hawks tonight?

High Five

After Jaydon Dureau (who wears #22) scored his 22nd goal of the year at 2:22 of overtime on Saturday, it seemed like the universe had aligned for the Hawks' win. Well, here's another weird one: Portland is going for its fifth straight win tonight. The team has scored five or more goals in each game of the current streak. And should the Hawks get that fifth win tonight, it'll be the - wait for it - fifth time this year that they have won five games in a row. Time to see if the universe really is on our side! 🖐

WIN A TOYOTA:

Back for another season, fans 18+ who reside in Oregon or Southwest Washington can ENTER TO WIN a brand new Toyota car, truck, or SUV.

Each game this season, one lucky fan will have their entry drawn and they will have a chance to win our grand prize if they get all five game predictions correct.

Tonight, we are cheering on: Melissa G. from Hillsboro, OR

What our Hawks fan could win: A brand new TacomaWhat needs to happen?

Portland Winterhawks (3) beat the Tri-City Americans (2)

Aidan Litke scores the first Winterhawks goal.

Portland goaltenders make 16 total saves.

Tri-City goaltenders make 23 total saves.

Good luck tonight, Melissa!

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