Chiefs 5, Americans 4
First Period
1. Spokane, McCarry 8 (Gross, Wiles) 16:49.
Penalties — Wiles Spo (hooking) 12:42; Swetlikoff Spo (tripping) 19:56.
Second Period
2. Tri-City, Ernst 9 (Greenway, Feenan) 2:15.
3. Spokane, Cunningham 1 (Hughes, McCarry) 4:32.
4. Spokane, Wiles 3 (Bertholet, Swetlikoff) 17:27.
5. Tri-City, Moravec 9 (Ferguson, Ernst) 18:55 (sh).
Penalties — Cicek Spo (high sticking) 7:13; Hayes Spo (tripping) 16:55; Greenway Tc (holding) 17:22.
Third Period
6. Tri-City, Huo 12 (Mutala, Friedt-Mohr) 5:40.
7. Spokane, Bertholet 14 (Sward, McCarry) 6:43.
8. Spokane, Wiles 4 (Atchison, Lane) 7:14.
9. Tri-City, Huo 13 (Mutala, Dragicevic) 12:21.
Penalties — Mutala Tc (delay of game) 3:19; Huo Tc (slashing) 9:52.
Shots on goal by
Tri-City | 6 | 11 | 7 | _ | 24 |
Spokane | 13 | 10 | 13 | _ | 36 |
Goal — Tri-City: Suchanek (L, ). Spokane: Beaupit (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Tri-City: 0-4; Spokane: 0-3.
Referees — Graedy Hamilton, Brett Iverson. Linesmen — Brett Mackey, Nick Albinati.
Attendance — 5,736 at Spokane.
The Canadian Press