Down a goal entering the third period Sunday night in Spokane, the Seattle Thunderbirds came out firing, putting 22 shots on Spokane Chiefs goalie Dawson Weatherill.<\/p>\n
Shots from Keegan Kolesar and Ethan Bear in the third found the back of the net to give the T-Birds a 2-1 Western Hockey League victory over the Chiefs at Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane.<\/p>\n
Seattle (21-14-3-1) tied the game 1-1 at 6:21 of the third period. Bear made a stretch to Kolesar who carried the puck into the right circle of the Spokane zone. Kolesar took a wrist shot that rebounded off Weatherill into the low slot. Kolesar followed his shot and put the rebound under Weatherill for his sixth goal of the season.<\/p>\n
The T-Birds took a 2-1 lead with 4:21 left in the third. Aaron Hyman had the puck at the right point. Hyman passed the puck to Bear in the high slot. Bear turned and took a wrist shot. Ryan Gropp was in front of Weatherill and tipped Bear’s shot past the goalie for his 10th goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Seattle goalie Rylan Toth made 27 saves to improve his record to 17-14-1-0.<\/p>\n
Spokane (17-17-5-2) took a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal from Jaret Anderson-Dolan at 15:42 of the second period. Hudson Elynuik and Kailer Yamamoto had the assists.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs led in shots on goal after two periods, 17-16, by outshooting the T-Birds 11-6 in the second period.<\/p>\n
The T-Birds outshot the Chiefs 22-11 in the third period and 38-28 in the game.<\/p>\n
Weatherill had 36 saves on 38 shots and his record is now 6-10-3-1.<\/p>\n