Spokane At Tri-City

Time: Tonight at 7 in the Tri-City Coliseum and Saturday at the Spokane Coliseum.

Records: Spokane (13-28-1), Tri-City (20-18-3).

Radio:KGA-AM (1510), 6:50 p.m. pregame, 6:20 Mike Babcock show, 6 p.m. Chiefs talk with Craig West.

Key players

Spokane: D Bryan McCabe (10 goals, 32 assists), GK Jarrod Daniel (3.8 goals-against), C Jason Podollan (24, 22), D Sean Gillam (8, 29), LW Greg Leeb (14, 20), RW Jeremy Stasiuk (14, 15), C Trent Whitfield (4, 6), C Joe Cardarelli (16, 16).

Tri-City: C Daymond Langkow (40 goals, 43 assists), LW Terry Ryan (34, 37), RW Brent Ascroft (16, 35), LW Chad Cabana (10, 19), D Sheldon Souray (2, 22), GK Brian Boucher (2.99 goals against), C Mark Hurley (11, 14), D Pavel Kriz (4, 18).

At a glance

Chiefs may catch Tri-City at the perfect time. League scoring leader Langkow (13 goals, 11 assists in his last 11 games) may sit this one out after he - or somebody - picked up a boarding infraction and a match penalty the other night. Tri-City contends that it was Doug Strobl, not Langkow, who did the dirty deed. If the league decides it was Langkow, he’s out tonight, which would give the Chiefs a better chance to end their six-game losing streak against the Ams. Chiefs are starting to come around as young players mature and veterans step up. Podollan, comfortable back on the wing after a stint at center, is finding ways to make a difference while his linemates, Leeb and Whitfield, continue to progress. Teams carry on their rivalry dominated so far by Tri-City Saturday night here.