Wenatchee, WA. – The Wenatchee
Wild battled hard all night but a pair of goals against in the second period
spelled defeat for the Wild, as the Chilliwack Chiefs skated away with a 4-2
victory in game four of the Mainland Division title series, in front of 1,956
at the Town Toyota Center.
Chilliwack would open the scoring 2:57 into the contest on a
Ryan Forbes unassisted goal. The marker would give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead after
one.
In the second, Chilliwack would up the lead to 2-0 on a Darien
Craighead goal, assisted by Jake Smith at 5:03. But, Wenatchee would battle
back. Blake Christensen (Lauderhill,
FL) scored, off assists by Brendan
Harris (Las Vegas, NV) and Charlie
Combs (St. Louis, MO) at 7:16, slicing the deficit to 2-1. Then, three
minutes later, Combs blew one past the goaltender’s catch glove and in,
assisted by Bryan Yoon (Parker, CO)
and Daniel Nachbaur (Seattle, WA) at
10:20, knotting the game for the Wild at 2-2. However, a pair of goals 24
seconds apart would put the Chiefs back on top. Craighead scored unassisted at
13:33, and then Dennis Chowlowski scored from Jordan Kawaguchi at 13:57,
putting Chilliwack back on top, at 4-2.
Both teams battled hard throughout the third period, but Wenatchee
was unable to light the lamp, as the Chiefs held on for the 4-2 win and a 3
games to 1 lead in the best-of-7 series.
The Wild outshot Chilliwack in the game 38-29. Chase Perry (Andover, MN) made 25 saves
for Wenatchee; Aidan Pelino made 36 saves for Chilliwack. The Wild went 0-for-1
on the power play and 1-of-1 on the penalty kill. “I think we let one slip away
there.” said Wenatchee Wild Head Coach/General Manager Bliss Littler. “We
played awful well tonight. Some of the bounces went their way, but I thought it
was an extremely well played game by both teams. Look forward to getting after
it Thursday night in Chilliwack.”
Wenatchee trails the second round, best-of-seven series 3 games
to 1. Game five takes place in Chilliwack on Thursday, March 24th.
If game six is needed, it would be in Wenatchee on Friday, March 25th,
with a game seven if needed set for Chilliwack on Saturday, March 26th.
Battle For The Border
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