SPOKANE, Wash. — Austin Strand scored his second goal of the night in overtime as the Seattle Thunderbirds edged the Spokane Chiefs 3-2 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.
Alexander True had a power-play goal for Seattle (26-15-4) in the second period. Rylan Toth made 35 saves for the win.
Eli Zummack and Alex Mowbray both scored in the third period to force extra time for Spokane (20-20-8). Dawson Weatherill stopped 31 shots.
The Thunderbirds went 1 for 4 on the power play and the Chiefs could not score on their four man advantages.
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TIGERS 8 ICE 1
CRANBROOK, B.C. — Max Gerlach had back-to-back goals in the second period, including the eventual winner, as Medicine Hat skated past Kootenay.
Clayton Kirichenko scored and added two assists for the Tigers (32-15-1), while Jordan Henderson, Zach Fischer, Mason Shaw, John Dahlstrom and Mark Rassell also found the back of the net.
Max Patterson was the lone scorer for the Ice (11-30-8).
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WINTERHAWKS 6 BLAZERS 4
PORTLAND, Ore. — Cody Glass had a pair of goals as the Winterhawks downed Kamloops.
Ryan Hughes’s goal 23 seconds into the second period stood as the winner for Portland (23-21-3). Joachim Blichfeld, Skyler McKenzie and Evan Weinger chipped in as well.
Rudolfs Balcers struck twice for the Blazers (29-17-3), who also got goals for Luc Smith and Garrett Pilon.
