{"id":36509,"date":"2018-09-03T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/thunderbirds-fall-to-spokane-in-third-preseason-game\/"},"modified":"2018-09-03T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T18:30:00","slug":"thunderbirds-fall-to-spokane-in-third-preseason-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/thunderbirds-fall-to-spokane-in-third-preseason-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbirds fall to Spokane in third preseason game"},"content":{"rendered":"
For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 Sunday afternoon at the Delta Hotels Preseason Classic at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett.<\/p>\n The T-Birds went 1-2 over the weekend, beating the Everett Silvertips 5-4 in overtime on Saturday. They opened with a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Giants on Friday.<\/p>\n On Saturday, Seattle took a 1-0 lead at 9:40 of the first period on a power-play goal from Owen Williams. Andrej Kukuca got the puck to Williams who circled in the left circle, cut to the slot and beat Spokane goalie Campbell Arnold with a wrist shot low. Matthew Wedman had the second assist.<\/p>\n The Chiefs scored three goals in the second period to take a 3-1 lead into the second intermission.<\/p>\n Adam Beckman scored a five-on-three power-play goal at 5:10 off an assist from Nolan Reid. Jake Finley scored at 14:08 on a breakaway and then Beckman scored shorthanded at 16:42.<\/p>\n Simon Kubicek cut the Chiefs lead to one with a power-play goal at 11:41 of the third period. Holden Katzalay crossed the puck from the right point to Kubicek at center ice. Kubicek took a slap shot that beat Arnold low on the glove side.<\/p>\n The T-Birds pulled goalie Eric Ward for an extra attacker late in the third period to try and tie the game. The T-Birds put pressure on the Chiefs defense but were not able to find the tying goal.<\/p>\n Spokane outshot Seattle 39-20 in the game.<\/p>\n Ward had 36 saves on 39 shot and Arnold had 18 saves on 20 shots.<\/p>\n Up next<\/strong><\/p>\n Preseason play continues at the Red Lion Hotels’ Preseason Tournament at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. The T-Birds face Spokane at 3 p.m. Thursday, and meet the Kootenay Ice at 3 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n The T-Birds wrap up preseason play with back-to-back games against the Silvertips – at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the accesso ShoWare Center, and at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 in Everett.<\/p>\n The T-Birds open the regular season against the Portland Winterhawks at 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 on home ice.<\/p>\n