Spokane Chiefs At Kelowna Rockets

Faceoff: Tonight at 7:30 in Kelowna Memorial Arena.

Records: Spokane (43-18-4), Kelowna (33-27-4).

Radio: KGA-AM (1510) 6:35 p.m. Hockey Tonight with Craig West. Chiefs coach Mike Babcock 6:55 (approximate).

Key players: Spokane: C Darren Sinclair (31 goals, 40 assists), C Jason Podollan (31, 21), D Sean Gillam (11, 51), GK David Lemanowicz (2.92 goals-against), C Trent Whitfield (32, 47), D Hugh Hamilton (9, 46), LW Joe Cardarelli (22, 15), C John Cirjak (22, 37), C Jan Hrdina (25, 36).

Kelowna: C Robb Gordon (47 goals, 59 assists), RW Marty Flichel (27, 70), RW Vaclav Varada (34, 36), D Bert Henderson (14, 56), LW Tyler Prosofsky (16, 19), GK Kim Dillabaugh (4.31 goals-against) or Rob Friesen (3.82), C Brett Mclean (34, 41), RW Ryan Wade (30, 31).

At a glance: Winners of a season-high six straight on the road, Chiefs play back-to-back games in Kelowna hoping to stretch their lead in the WHL West. With seven games left and a two-game lead over second-place Kamloops, Chiefs want to keep applying the heat. They have a shot at taking the series lead with the Rockets (they’re 2-2-1 in five meetings). Lemanowicz, in his last seven games, has an incredible 1.67 goals-against average with a .935 saves percentage.

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