Chiefs Come Back For 6-4 Win

At last, that rarity of Spokane Chiefs’ rarities of late, a finish.

Down a goal in the third period, the Chiefs got two goals from Trent Whitfield Friday night to turn back the Prince George Cougars 6-4 in the Arena.

The Cougars had taken the lead with four unanswered goals until Adam Magarrell tied it for the Chiefs with his fourth goal of the season 4 minutes into the third.

Whitfield scored the at 9:59, hacking at the puck twice before punching it between the pads of goaltender Scott Myers. Whitfield added his 30th of the year inside the final minute.

Ronald Petrovicky had a three-point night for the Cougars, with two goals and an assist. Slovokian countryman Marian Cisar of the Chiefs, also had three points.

Jared Smyth, Blake Evans, Marc Brown and Curtis Suter - rookies and mostly strangers to the scoring summary - had a hand in first-period scoring plays.

Smyth’s slap shot from the top of the left circle sailed over Myers’ glove 3 minutes into the game. It was the 17-year-old left winger’s first WHL goal.

Cisar took a feed from Chad Reich, got Myers down and beat him with the backhand to give the Chiefs a two-goal lead.

Going hard to the net to pick up his own rebound, Evans scored his third goal to put the Chiefs up 3-0.

The Cougars stormed back with four, led by Petrovicky. , DataTimes