For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Seattle Thunderbirds beat the Tri-City Americans 4-3 Friday night at the ShoWare Center .<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The win ran Seattle’s record to 36-17-2-3, good for fourth in the Western Conference and eight points ahead of fifth-place Spokane. Tri-City is now 27-25-3-3 and stands at eighth in the West.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle’s Taran Kozun started in goal, stopping 37 of 40 to get his 15th win this year. Eric Comrie was in net for the Americans, and is now 24-20-3-3 after making 21 saves tonight.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Russell Maxwell scored the game-winning goal with 25.6 left. Maxwell and Branden Trook broke up the ice on a 2-on-2, with Troock beating his defenseman and shooting it off Comrie’s pads. Maxwell was in the right place at the right time as Troock’s rebound bounced onto his stick.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The goal was Maxwell’s second as a T-Bird.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Goals from Justin Hickman, Keegan Kolesar and Ethan Bear gave the T-Birds a 3-0 lead before the Americans rallied.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Mayhem wasn’t far behind the home team’s third goal in the third period. A Kozun cover up ended with disagreements all around, with a line brawl breaking out behind the goal. All five forwards on each team were sent to the box, ending with 84 penalty minutes and a Seattle power play. Two game misconducts forced the T-Birds to play with only four available defensemen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The visitors struck shorthanded, scoring their first goal at 9:25. Lucas Nickles had the unassisted goal for Tri-City, making the score 3-1. The rest of Seattle’s power play was uneventful, leaving the lead at two with seven minutes left.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n More chippiness resulted in another fight, the fifth of the period, and a Tri-City power play, the fifth of the game. The Americans struck just 27 seconds into this power play, cutting the deficit to one. Parker Bowles had the goal at 13:53.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n A minute later, the visitors found themselves back on the power play. With 40 seconds left in the advantage, Tri-City pulled their goalie, making it 6-on-4. Seattle killed it, making it only a one-man advantage for the Americans.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The tying goal came just after the penalty’s expiration, making it 3-3 with 2:45 left in the game. Beau McCue pocked the puck through Kozun’s pads.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds are right back at it at 7:05 tonight, taking on the Silvertips in Everett at 7:05 pm. After that, Seattle hosts the Prince George Cougars on Sunday at 5:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n SCORING SUMMARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n First period<\/strong> – No scoring. Penalties – Henry, Seattle (high-sticking), 1:56. Kolesar, Seattle (major-fighting), 12:14. Gelinas, Tri-City (major-fighting),12:14.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Second period<\/strong> – 1, Seattle, Hickman 19 (Barzal, Theodore), 7:01 (pp). 2, Seattle, Kolesar 2 (Barzal, Theodore), 15:24. Penalties – Kolesar, Seattle (tripping), 4:06. Plutnar, Tri-City (hooking), 6:11. Bear, Seattle (high-sticking), 12:55. Gutierrez, Tri-City (tripping), 19:17.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Third period –<\/strong> 3, Seattle, Bear 6 (Henry, Troock), 8:00. 4, Tri-City, Nickles 15 (unassisted), 9:25 (sh). 5, Tri-City, Bowles 6 (McCue, Astles), 13:53 (pp). 6, Tri-City, McCue 18 (Nickles, Williams), 17:15. 7, Seattle, Maxwell 12 (Troock, Theodore), 19:34. Penalties – Hickman, Seattle (interference), :14. Thrower, Tri-City (roughing), 6:03. Yakubowski, Seattle (slashing), 6:03. Yakubowski, Seattle (major-fighting), 8:33. McKechnie, Seattle (roughing),8:33. Maxwell, Seattle (double minor-roughing), 8:33. Wardley, Seattle (major-fighting), 8:33. Wardley, Seattle (game misconduct), 8:33. Hauf, Seattle (major-fighting), 8:33. Hauf, Seattle (game misconduct), 8:33. Wotherspoon, Tri-City (major-fighting), 8:33. McAndrews, Tri-City (cross-checking), 8:33. McAndrews, Tri-City (major-fighting), 8:33. McAndrews, Tri-City (game misconduct), 8:33. Gutierrez, Tri-City (roughing), 8:33. Plutnar, Tri-City (double minor-roughing), 8:33. Gelinas, Tri-City (major-fighting),8:33. Gelinas, Tri-City (game misconduct), 8:33. Hickman, Seattle (instigator), 13:25. Hickman, Seattle (major-fighting), 13:25. Hickman, Seattle (10-minute misconduct), 13:25. Thrower, Tri-City (major-fighting),13:25. Troock, Seattle (high-sticking), 14:56. Vickerman, Tri-City (tripping),17:26.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Shots on goal<\/strong> – Seattle 7-7-11 25, Tri-City 15-6-19 40. Goalies <\/strong>– Seattle, Kozun 40 shots-37 saves (15-21-2-1); Tri-City, Comrie 25-21 (24-20-3-3).Power plays<\/strong> – Seattle 1-4; Tri-City 1-6. A – 3,482. Referees <\/strong>– Jason Nissen, Brett Iverson. 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