Chiefs rally to beat Brandon

For the second straight home game, the internet at the Arena kicked me off - and didn’t let me back on - right at the end of a Spokane Chiefs victory. At least Saturday I got the blog done before I was stifled.

But, better late than never, Steven Kuhn set up Dominik Uher for an easy tap-in with 3:42 to play to give the Chiefs a 4-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings in a game they trailed 3-1 at the midway point.

3 stars: 3, Brandon’s Stone, 2, Spokane’s Kramer, 1, Uher.

Long box below

Chiefs 4, Wheat Kings 3

SPOKANE – Wednesday

First period

1. Bran, Stone 6 (Pulock) 1:09.

2. Spo, Kichton 1 (Gal, Kuhn) 2:37, pp.

3, Bran, Swyripa 2 (Mraz, Bertaggia) 7:44, pp.

Penalties – Walker, Bran (delay of game) 2:06; Gow, Spo (kneeing) 5:48; Nikkel, Bran (cross checking) 14:50.

Second period

4. Bran, Walker 2 (Stone, Pulock) 6:15, pp.

5, Spo, Bardaro 8 (Vandane, Uher) 13:22, pp

6, Spo, Kramer 5, 18:33.

Penalties – Miller, Bran (high sticking), Kramer, Spo (roughing) 1:40; Aviani, Spo (high sticking) 4:42; Seaman, Bran (fighting), Gow, Spo (fighting) 10:06; Roy, Bran (elbowing) 11:32; Bertaggia, Bran (hooking) 15:15.

Third period

7, Spo, Uher 1 (Kuhn, Wedman) 16:18.

Penalties – Vandane, Spo (delay of game) 2:46; Asham, Bran (hooking) 9:20.

Shots on goal by
Brandon 10-8-5_23

Spokane 12-16-5_33

Goal (shots-saves) —　Brandon: Boes (L, 2-1-0-1) 33-29. Spokane: Lee-Knight (W, 1-0-0-1) 23-20.

Power plays (goals-chances) —　Brandon 2-3, Spokane 2-5.

Referees —　Brett Iverson, Sean Raphael. Linesmen —　Jeremi Del Campo, Anthony Guzzo.

Attendance – 3,214.

Scratches –Brandon: Brodie Melnychuk, Rene Hunter, Dominick Pavreau, Jens Meillear. Spokane: Tanner Mort, Cole Hamblin, Liam Stewart, Cody Nelson.