Thunderbirds beat Spokane Chiefs 2-1 in overtime
Ethan Bear scored on the first shot in overtime to send the Seattle Thunderbirds past the Spokane Chiefs 2-1 in Western Hockey League play Saturday night in Seattle.
Bear also scored the tying goal 13:15 into the third period. Markson Bechtold scored Spokane’s lone goal on a penalty shot while the Chiefs were shorthanded in the second period.
Seattle (32-22-3-0) had a commanding 36-18 shot advantage, but could only get a couple past Spokane goaltender Tyson Verhelst. Verhelst stopped 34 of 36 shots, including 19 of 20 in the third period.
The Chiefs (27-22-5-3) gained a point with the overtime loss but fell to fourth place in the WHL’s U.S. Division. Spokane hosts Tri-City Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at the Arena.
T-birds 2, Chiefs 1 (OT)
Spokane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Seattle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
First Period— No Scoring.
Second Period—1, Spokane, Bechtold 14 11:58 (SH PS).
Third Period—2, Seattle, Bear 14 (Barzal), 13:15.
Overtime—3, Seattle, Bear 15 (Gropp, Barzal), 0:14.
Power-play Opp.—Spokane 0 of 4; Seattle 0 of 3. Saves—Spokane, Verhelst 3-12-19-0—34.Seattle, Flodell 9-5-3-0—14. A—5,769.
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The Spokane Braves rode second-period goals by Paxton Malone and Troy Pichette to a 2-1 victory over the Nelson Leafs in Nelson, B.C.
Blake Norman had 20 saves for the Braves (9-38-0-0-4, 22 points).
Kurtis Redding and Austin Breen had assists on Malone’s goal at 15:37 while Pichette’s goal at 13:27 was unassisted.
Kolten Nelson scored for the Leafs (20-29-0-0-2, 42) in the third period.
Braves 2, Leafs 1
Spokane | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
Scoring–Spokane, Malone, Pichette. Nelson, Nelson.
Saves–Spokane, Norman 20. Nelson, Williams 36.