Chiefs, Reid blank Americans

The Spokane Chiefs shut down their Tri-City 5-0, with James Reid making 20 saves for the shutout Saturday night. Reid got third star with defenseman Jared Cowen getting No. 1 and Kenton Miller the No. 1 star. Story here , long box on extended entry.

Chiefs 5, Americans 0

Spokane – Saturday

First period

1, Spo, Miller 5, 11:06, pp.

Penalties – Schmidt, TC (slashing) 3:57; Holland , TC (high sticking double minor) 9:00; Kichton, Spo (interference) 13:45; Hughesman, TC (high sticking) 14:09; Maranta, Spo (delay of game) 17:31; Mort, Spo (cross checking) 19:09.

Second period

2, Spo, Bardaro 6 (Valcourt) 13:40.

3, Spo, Koper 11 (Cowen, Johnson) 17:31, pp.

4, Spo, Gal 9 (Miller, Kuhn) 18:36.

Penalties – Grist, TC (elbowing) 5:05; Vanscourt, Spo (checking from behind) 6:32; Hughesman, TC (tripping) 11:22; Feser, TC (hooking) 16:48; Johnson, Spo (slashing) 19:05.

Third period

5, Spo, Johnson 10 (Koper) 2:05.

Penalties –Grist, TC (roughing) 2:16; Miller, Spo (high sticking) 2:46; Hughesman, TC (holding) 4:58; Conrad, TC, Marantz, Spo (roughing) 7:34; Reddick, TC (kneeing) 8:05; Cowen, Spo (roughing) 8:16; Grist, TC (checking from behind, fighting major, 10-minute misconduct), Brassart, Spo (instigator, fighting major), Feser, TC (double minor, roughing), Valcourt, Spo (double minor roughing) 13:18; Sutherland, TC (roughing, fighting major), Marantz, Spo (fighting majoring) 15:32; Humphries, TC (fighting major), Kramer, Spo (instigator, fighting major) 17:59.

Shots on goal by
Tri-City 8-4-8_20
Spokane 10-14-7_31

Goal (shots-saves) — Tri-City: Driedger (L, 1-1-0-0) 31-26. Spokane : Reid (W, 10-6-1-0) 20-20.

Power plays (goals-chances) — Tri-City 0-8; Spokane 2-11.

Referees — Brett Montsion, Nathan Wieler. Linesmen — Jim Maniago, Bevan Mills.

Attendance – 9,816.

Scratches – Tri-City: Drydn Dow, Marcus Messier, Zach McPhee, Max Moline. Spokane : Grant Leedahl, Cole Hamblin, Merek Kalus, Mike Aviani.