What: In Western Hockey League play, the Portland Winterhawks (21-13-2) play the Tri-City Americans (19-11-2-1).
When: January 3, Friday, 7 p.m. PST.
Where: Kennewick, Washington’s Toyota Center.
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Portland Winterhawks
On Thursday night, the Portland Winterhawks defeated Spokane 5-2. Ondrej t bet k stopped 35 of 37 shots, Jordan Duguay and Kyle Chyzowski each had three points, and Diego Buttazzoni’s point streak reached 11 games.
With the victory, Portland tied for fourth place overall and went up to fourth place in the conference.
[Later revisions may be made to the statistics]
| Forwards | (Career games – season points/games) |
|---|---|
| 20 | 19-Kyle Chyzowski (281 – 58/36) |
| 19 |
15-Joel Plante (7 – 5/7) 28-Josh Zakreski (212 – 36/34) 39-Tyson Yaremko (112 – 30/35) 88-Alex Weiermair (10 – 13/10) |
| 18 |
17-Carsyn Dyck (39 – 15/36) 29-Hudson Darby (101 – 11/28) 61-Brodie Hankel (22 – 0/22) 90-Diego Buttazzoni (183 – 44/33) |
| 17 |
18-Kyle McDonough (94 – 21/31) 23-Ryan Miller (82 – 12/18) 37-David Hoy (26 – 3/26) |
| 16 |
9-Jordan Duguay (36 – 18/36) 72-Reed Brown (36 – 9/36) 96-Luke Wilfley (4 – 1/4) |
Buttazzoni has scored 16 points in his last 11 games.
Chyzowski has scored multiple points in each of his last six games. In nine of his previous eleven games, he has scored multiple points, and during that time, he has contributed 12 assists and 11 goals. He now ranks second in the league in terms of scoring as a result.
With Yaremko sidelined due to injury, Duguay was promoted to the top line with Chyzowski and Weiermair. He scored his first 3-pointer of the season.
Zakreski has scored three points in a row.
| Defensemen | |
|---|---|
| 20 |
27-Tyson Jugnauth (93 – 46/34) 43-Ryder Thompson (270 – 13/36) |
| 19 | 59-Carter Sotheran (191 – 18/34) |
| 18 | 12-Cole Slobodian (41 – 2/36) |
| 17 | 7-Kayd Ruedig (37 – 11/35) |
| 16 | 22-Griffin Darby (31 – 3/31) |
Jugnauth’s run of 11 points was ended.
| Goalies | (Career games – season save%/games) |
|---|---|
| 18 | 74-Marek Schlenker (16 – .900/16) |
| 17 | 1-Ondrej t bet k (24 – .895/24) |
Schlenker, who stopped 40 of 43 at Tri-City last week, is likely to be selected.
Tri-City Americans
After being swept by the Winterhawks last week, the Tri-City Americans were in trouble; it was their third consecutive loss and their seventh in eight games. They were shut out 4-0 at home against Spokane on New Year’s Eve, continuing their downward trend. Even though they currently have a greater point percentage than Portland, it has dropped them to sixth place in the conference. For them, it’s becoming a touch desperate.
| Forwards | |
|---|---|
| 20 |
15-Jake Sloan (239 – 32/30) 27-Brandon Whynott (243 – 38/33) 29-Carter MacAdams (240 – 30/32) |
| 19 | 19-Jake Gudelj (170 – 19/31) |
| 18 |
12-Nick Anisimovicz (99 – 6/24) 13-Jordan Gavin (178 – 30/33) 23-Kale Margolis (25 – 3/20) 28-Grady Martin (151 – 5/32) 66-Gavin Garland (32 – 35/32) 73-Max Curran (70 – 29/30) |
| 17 |
11-Cash Koch (108 – 8/33) 16-Savin Virk (15 – 8/15) |
| 16 | 34-Cruz Pavao (36 – 11/28) |
If he plays, Anisimovicz will be in game 100. Last week, he had an assist against the Winterhawks in the first game but was scratched in the second. He has played in 99 games with the Ams throughout the regular season.
Curran won player of the game after scoring two goals against Portland in last week’s second game. However, it’s the only two points he’s had in the previous five.
Sloan’s 5-game losing streak now stands at 3 points. Whynott has two. Garland has lost his last four games, and MacAdams has lost his last six.
| Defensemen | |
|---|---|
| 19 |
5-Austin Zemlak (181 – 20/33) 21-Carter Savage (151 – 8/33) 22-Terrell Goldsmith (222 – 10/30) |
| 18 |
6-Merrek Arpin (97 – 3/29) 71-Ismail Abougouche (102 – 2/13) |
| 17 |
3-Jaxen Adam (38 – 4/25) 7-Jackson Smith (103 – 25/33) 20-Kainoah Brankovic (28 – 4/16) |
Smith used to score points every game, but in his previous 13 games, he has only scored five points.
| Goalies | |
|---|---|
| 19 |
30-Lukas Matecha (57 – .895/22) 31-Nathan Preston (14 – .898/10) |
| 17 | 35-Ryan Grout (1 – .875/1) |
After missing four games due to injury, Matech made his comeback to the starting lineup on New Year’s Eve against Spokane. They have had different starters in each of the last three games, with Grout and Preston each starting a game versus Portland. Their overall save percentage during the losing run is.860.
Tale of the tape
| Winterhawks | Americans | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | 21-13-2 (.611) | 19-11-2-1 (.621) | .548 |
| Goals/game | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Goals allowed/game | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Team shooting % | .114 | .110 | .111 |
| Team save % | .890 | .893 | .889 |
| Power play | 27.2% | 16.0% | 23.1% |
| Penalty kill | 79.1% | 82.1% | 76.9% |
| Power plays for/game | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Power plays against/game | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Outshooting opponents | 13-21-2 | 19-14 | 17-17-2 |
| After 1 period | 10-14-12 | 11-11-11 | 12-12-11 |
| After 2 periods | 14-17-5 | 15-10-8 | 14-14-7 |
| Score, last 10 games | 45-32 (+13) | 25-40 (-15) | 35-34 |
| Score, last 20 games | 88-72 (+16) | 74-75 (-1) | 71-71 |
| Total WHL games | 1948 | 2600 | 2525 |
| WHL drafted top 60 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| NHL drafted | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| NHL drafted top 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Players 6 2 or over | 4 | 14 | 8 |
| Players 5 10 or under | 8 | 1 | 6 |
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