Chiefs domiante Americans

The Spokane Chiefs put the clamps on the Tri-City Americans, regaining the home-ice advantage in the best of-7 Western Hockey League series with a 4-1 win at the Toyota Center in Kennewick Tuesday game.

The Chiefs, leading the series 2-1, stay here for a game Thursday night with Game 5 back here on Sunday.

Dominik Uher gave the Chiefs a 1-0 lead about 90 seconds in, snapping a high, hard wrist shot past Drew Owsley.  A couple of rebound goals a few minutes apart midway through the second period made it 3-0. Blake Gal got the first one on a power play, off a Corbin Baldwin shot from the point. Kento Miller got the second, banging in a rebound off a Levko Koper shot set up by Anthony Bardaro.

The Americans had a flurry after that but only Neal Prokop’s slap shot from the left circle  got past James Reid.

The Chiefs had too many great chances to count in out-shooting the Americans 41-21 before Darren Kramer iced it with less than 3 minutes remaining.

The three-stars. 3, Prokop; 2, Jared Cown. 1, Gal

Short box below. Here is the story.

Chiefs 4, Americans 1

Spokane     1-2-1_4

Tri-City      0-1-0_1

First period – 1, Spo, Uher 2 (Kichton) 1:37.

Second period – 2, Spo, Gal 5 (Kuhn, Baldwin) 8:50, pp. 3, Spo, Miller 2 (Koper, Bardaro) 11:35. 4, TC, Prokop 2 (Grist) 12:08.

Third period – 5, Spo, Kramer 4 (Aviani) 17:14.

Power plays – Spokane 1-5; Tri-City 0-5.

Saves – Reid (Spo) 7-5-8_20; Owsley (TC) 9-16-12_37.

Attn. – 3,667.