Winterhawks and Chiefs Meet in Game 7 Tonight at the VMC
April 3, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release
Portland Winterhawks Left Wing Kieffer Bellows vs. the Spokane Chiefs
(Portland Winterhawks)
The Portland Winterhawks and Spokane Chiefs will battle it out tonight at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Game 7 of their first-round WHL postseason matchup.
After the Winterhawks took a 3-1 series lead, Spokane has won back-to-back games to force a winner takes all Game 7 this evening. The Chiefs were victories last night in Game 6, taking down Portland 5-2 in Spokane.
In the series thus far, Vegas Golden Knights first-round draft pick, Cody Glass, leads all Winterhawks in scoring with eight points in six games. New York Islanders first-rounder, Kieffer Bellows, is right behind Glass, recording seven points in six games. Defenseman Dennis Cholowski, who is a first-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings, leads Portland in goals with four.
On the other side, Chiefs forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan, a second-round selection of the Los Angeles Kings, leads the way offensively among both teams, with nine points in six games. Portland has done an excellent job of slowing down Edmonton Oilers first-round pick and Chiefs forward, Kailer Yamamoto, who has just one goal in six games.
Portland is 5-8 all-time in franchise history in Game 7's, and 3-3 on home-ice. This is the fifth time in WHL postseason history that the Hawks and Chiefs have gone to a series-deciding Game 7. Below is a list of the previous four series and their results:
2010 1st Round: Portland wins 4-3
2003 1st Round: Spokane wins 4-3
1998 3rd Round: Portland wins 4-3
1996 1st Round: Spokane wins 4-3
Game-time is 7:00 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tickets can be found at Winterhawks.com/tickets.
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