Spokane, Wash - The Spokane Chiefs won the shootout 1-0 in a 4-3 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL action on Saturday night.
Brayden McNabb set a Franchise Record for most goals in a season by a defenseman with his 21st.
Cody Eakin has goals in 4 straight games.
ICE have 3 games left in the regular season and will visit Medicine Hat on Tuesday.
Max Reinhart missed his 1st game of the season. The only iron-men left on the club are Jesse Ismond and Joe Antilla who both have played in every game this season.
ICE Scratches – Luke Paulsen (9th game shoulder 4 weeks), Brock Montgomery (10th game hip 1 week), Max Reinhart (head day-to-day), Mackenzie Skapski (3rd goalie).
Game Summary
Spokane 44-17-4-2 Kootenay 43-21-1-4
Kootenay 1 1 1 0 - 3
Spokane 1 2 0 0 - 4
1st Period-1, Kootenay, King 31 (Rintoul), 2:42 (PP). 2, Spokane, Uher 20 (Koper, Johnson), 5:26 (PP). Penalties-Baldwin Spo (delay of game), 1:16; Brassart Spo (holding), 3:43; Pearce Ktn (tripping), 5:18; Benoit Ktn (tripping), 15:40.
2nd Period-3, Spokane, Johnson 51 (Kichton, Uher), 2:28 (PP). 4, Spokane, Aviani 7 (Kichton, Valcourt), 9:48. 5, Kootenay, Eakin 34 (McNabb, Ismond), 11:37. Penalties-King Ktn (roughing), 1:27; Bardaro Spo (tripping), 16:05.
3rd Period-6, Kootenay, McNabb 21 (Ismond), 18:40. Penalties-Neibrandt Ktn (delay of game), 9:22.
OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties
Shootout - Kootenay 0 (Ismond NG, Eakin NG, Fraser NG, Pearce NG, McNabb NG), Spokane 1 (Johnson NG, Gal NG, Kichton NG, Bardaro NG, Koper G).
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 8-4-9-0-0-21. Spokane 8-4-4-0-1-17.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 3; Spokane 2 / 4.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 31-16-1-3 (16 shots-13 saves). Spokane, Reid 33-9-2-1 (21 shots-18 saves).
A-0
Referees-Colby Smith (57), Shane Warschaw (86).
Linesmen-Justin Hull (49), Clayton Richardson (104).