EVERETT – Kailer Yamamoto’s first goal with his hometown team was one to remember.

The 16-year-old Spokane native scored with 12 seconds left Wednesday to give the Spokane Chiefs a 5-4 win over the Everett Silvertips in Western Hockey League play at Comcast Arena.

Yamamoto picked up the puck on the right wing, came across from right to left, and beat Austin Lotz with a backhander.

Spokane (5-2-3-0, 13 points) closed within two points of second-place Everett in the U.S. Division. First-place Tri-City has 16 points.

The Chiefs also improved to 3-0-1-0 on the road and 5-0-2-0 against the division.

The setback was the first for Everett (6-1-2-1) in regulation this season. The Silvertips, ranked 10th in this week’s Canadian Hockey League poll, defeated Spokane 3-2 in overtime last Saturday at the Arena.

Spokane surrendered a 3-1 first-period lead, retook the lead on Adam Helewka’s power-play goal late in the second period and bounced back – thanks to Yamamoto – after Everett’s Nikita Scherbak scored off a turnover with 8:54 left.

Twelve Chiefs picked up one point apiece, including Jacob Cardiff’s first goal of the season. On that play, Markson Bechtold picked up his first point of the season and Curtis Miske his first career WHL point.

Liam Stewart’s team-leading sixth goal of the season, at 13:50 of the first, gave Spokane its 3-1 lead.

Seven of the Chiefs’ 10 games this season have been decided by one goal.

Spokane outshot Everett 38-29.