The Tri-City Americans play game four of their mammoth 11 game tour away from home tonight, as they travel into the hostile environs of the Spokane Memorial Arena, to face-off with their arch-rivals, the Spokane Chiefs. The two teams met twice during the 2018 pre-season, with the Chiefs winning twice in Kennewick by scores of 7-3 and 5-1. Then, in the regular season lid-lifter, the Americans rolled to a dominant 6-1 home ice victory over Spokane. This is the second of twelve regular season meetings between the two teams.
Overall: 8-4-0-0 for 16 points, 3rd in U.S. Division
Home: 4-3-0-0
Away : 4-1-0-0
Streak: 4 wins
The Americans are making the most of their homes away from home, as the current road slate started with a 3-2 overtime with over Seattle on October 20th and continues through their semi-annual swing through the East, which concludes in Saskatoon on November 17th. Tri-City is led by Captain Nolan Yaremko, who has tallied 9 goals and 12 assists in 12 games. Beck Warm has manned the net for 11 of the first 12 games this season, compiling a 2.80 goals against average and a .905 saves percentage. Tri-City is 6-4-0-0 in their past 10 games. The Americans are 10 for 54, 18.5% on the power play and 42 of 54 on the penalty kill, 77.8%. Last season, the Ams were 5-3-4-0 versus their arch rivals. In their last game, the Americans won in Prince George 4-3 in a shootout. Their next game after tonight, is on Friday, November 2nd, at Everett.
Overall: 7-3-1-2 for 17 points, 2nd in U.S. Division
Home: 3-0-0-1
Away: 4-3-1-1
Streak: 1 win
The Chiefs, 5-2-1-2 in their past 10, are paced by Riley Woods and Ty Smith. Woods has 8 goals and 9 assists for 17 points in 13 games, while Smith has 2 goals and 15 assists in 11 games. In 8 games, Bailey Brkin has an 1.98 goals against average and .935 saves percentage, while Dawson Weatherill is at 5.16 and .813 in 5 appearances. Spokane, 7-3-1-1 last season against Tri-City, is 14 for 57, 24.6% on the power play and 43 of 52 on the penalty kill, 81.1% with 1 short handed goal for. The Chiefs won 4-1 at home versus Portland last night and next play on Tuesday, October 30th, hosting Seattle.
Game time is 7:05pm. Craig West calls the play-by-play on Newstalk 870 KFLD, beginning at 6:45pm.
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