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Preview: Americans Head to Spokane for Rival Matchup

January 29, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Tri-City Americans News Release


Americans @ Chiefs

Saturday, January 29 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena

Start Time: 7:05 p.m PST

The Americans will hit the road and take on the Chiefs tonight in Spokane. The two division rivals are currently in a battle for the final Western Conference playoff position with the Americans four points ahead of the Chiefs with a game in hand.

Tri-City will look to break a two game losing streak and extend their lead in the playoff race over the Chiefs. Spokane comes into tonight's game on a seven game losing streak. They haven't found victory since defeating the Americans 5-4 on New Year's Day.

The two teams meet tonight for the eighth time in their 14-game season series. The Americans are 2-5-0-0 against Spokane so far this season.

Luke Toporowski, who was recently traded from Spokane to Kamloops, leads series scoring with 8 goals and 5 assists. Bear Hughes has 3 goals and 5 assists against the Americans. For Tri-City, Parker Bell leads head-to-head scoring with three goals and three assists.

Both of Jean Jr.'s career goals have been against the Chiefs. Tomas Suchanek's only game in net against Spokane was Tri-City's first victory against the Chiefs.

The Americans most recently played last night as they faced the Silvertips in Kennewick. It was a close-fought game but ultimately Everett pulled away with a pair of late third period goals to take a 3-0 shutout victory.

After a scoreless first period, Everett broke through early second period to take a 1-0 lead. The Americans stayed within one goal of the Silvertips until late in the final frame. With 4:15 remaining in the game, Everett extended their lead with a power play goal. They then added an empty net goal to secure the shutout victory. Suchanek had a great night in net, turning aside 36 of 38 shots faced.

Record: Tri-City 12-20-4-0 | Spokane 10-23-3-1

Special Teams

Power Play: Tri-City 29/172 (16.86%) | Spokane 32/145 (22.07%)

Penalty Kill: Tri-City 39/150 (74%) | Spokane 42/163 (74.23%)

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