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Spokane sits 5th in the West, 3 points back of 3rd place Victoria, however the Chiefs have played 6 fewer games.
Last night the Royals had their two game win streak snapped in Portland by a 4-2 score against the Winterhawks. Oliver Bjorkstrand got a pair for the Winterhawks who overcame a 2-1 second period deficit. Victoria had 38 shots and got goals from Brandon Fushimi shorthanded, and Greg Chase, his first as a Royal. Jayden Sittler took the loss making 32 saves.
The Chiefs have won 3 in a row, all by 2-1 scores in span of 3 nights. They earned the victories in Seattle last Friday, Tri City Saturday and at home in overtime to Kamloops Sunday. Rookie Kailer Yamamoto scored two of the three game winners and is tied for 7th in rookie scoring with 13 points. Netminder Garrett Houghson was in goal for the last two victories.
Spokane is .500 at home with a 5-5-2-0 record, while Victoria is 6-9 on the road.
The Chiefs have the 3rd best penalty kill, and 17th ranked power play. They’ve allowed the 7th fewest goals against, while scoring the 5th fewest goals on average per game.
Spokane is led in scoring Adam Helewka’s 28 points in 19 games. Calder Brooks is second with 21 points, tied with defenseman Jason Fram.
Gone from the Chiefs line up from last season are graduating players Mike Aviani, Mitch Holmberg and netminder Eric Williams. Moving on were defenseman Jeremy McIntosh, Reid Gow and Cole Wedman.
The Royals have the 5th best power play while scoring the 9th most goals for on average per game. They’ve only allowed 9 short handed chances over the last 4 games, stopping all but one.
Victoria’s Joe Hicketts leads the CHL in defenseman scoring with 34 points, picking up an assist in Portland. He’s 5th in overall scoring.
Austin Carroll is 3rd in goals scored with 17, tied for 8th in scoring with 32 points.
Defenseman Travis Brown is tied for most goals by a rearguard with 9, with a league high 8 coming on the power play.
The Royals will be without G Evan Smith and F Dante Hannoun due to injury, and Brandon Magee serving the 4th of a 5 game suspension.
After Spokane Wednesday, Victoria wraps up their 3 game road trip in Kamloops Saturday.
- Marlon Martens
Spokane Chiefs NHL Camp Attendees (2)
Jason Fram, Calgary Flames, F/A, No
Adam Helewka, St. Louis Blues, F/A, No
Victoria Royals vs Spokane Chiefs: Head To Head Stats Summary
How the 2 teams match up
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| Head to Head Record 2014-15 Regular Season | Victoria 0-0-0-0 | Spokane 0-0-0-0 |
| Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular Season | Victoria 1-3-0-0 | Spokane 3-1-0-0 |
| Last 5 Years record between teams | Victoria 3-10-1-2 | Spokane 13-3-0-0 |
| Victoria vs. Spokane Last 5 Years record at Victoria | Victoria 1-6-1-0 | Spokane 7-1-0-0 |
| Victoria vs. Spokane Last 5 Years record at Spokane | Victoria 2-4-0-2 | Spokane 6-2-0-0 |
How the 2 teams match up
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Victoria
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| Team Record | 12-7-3-0 -- 27 points | 14-12-2-0 -- 30 points |
| Division Ranking | 3rd U.S. | 2nd B.C. |
| Conference Ranking | 5th Western | 3rd Western |
| League Ranking | 11th | 6th |
| Past 10 Games | 6-4-0-0 | 5-5-0-0 |
| Streak | 3-0-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Last Game | 2-1 W vs Kamloops (Nov 23 2014) Final OT | 4-2 L @ Portland (Nov 25 2014) Final |
| Home Record | 5-5-2-0 | 8-3-2-0 |
| Away Record | 7-2-1-0 | 6-9-0-0 |
| GF | 63 | 90 |
| GA | 62 | 93 |
| PP (Overall) | (15/88) 17.0 | (30/127) 23.6 |
| PP (Home) | (5/45) 11.1 | (15/48) 31.3 |
| PP (Away) | (10/43) 23.3 | (15/79) 19.0 |
| PK (Overall) | (13/99) 86.9 | (28/124) 77.4 |
| PK (Home) | (7/52) 86.5 | (9/49) 81.6 |
| PK (Away) | (6/47) 87.2 | (19/75) 74.7 |
| Leading Rookie | Yamamoto (6-7-13) | Nagy (3-5-8) |
| Most PIM | Fiala - 37 | Crunk - 62 |
| Team PIM/GM | 14.1/Game | 17.5/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Helewka (12-16-28) | Hicketts (7-27-34) |
| Brooks (8-13-21) | Carroll (17-15-32) | |
| Fram (2-19-21) | Magee (8-16-24) | |
| Stewart (10-6-16) | Brown (9-12-21) | |
| Yamamoto (6-7-13) | Blomqvist (10-10-20) | |
| Last 5 Games | 2-1 W vs Kamloops (Nov 23 2014) Final OT | 4-2 L @ Portland (Nov 25 2014) Final |
| 2-1 W @ Tri-City (Nov 22 2014) Final | 5-0 W vs Regina (Nov 22 2014) Final | |
| 2-1 W @ Seattle (Nov 21 2014) Final | 3-1 W vs Everett (Nov 21 2014) Final | |
| 5-3 L vs Tri-City (Nov 15 2014) Final | 5-3 L vs Kelowna (Nov 19 2014) Final | |
| 4-2 W @ Kamloops (Nov 14 2014) Final | 4-3 W vs Kelowna (Nov 18 2014) Final OT | |
| Leading After 1st | 6-1-0-0 | 7-2-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 7-0-1-0 | 9-1-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 3-4-3-0 | 4-3-0-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 3-0-1-0 | 2-1-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 3-2-0-0 | 3-7-2-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 2-7-1-0 | 3-10-1-0 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 8-4-1-0 | 8-4-1-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 4-2-2-0 | 5-7-1-0 |
| 1-Goal Games | 8-3-3-0 | 6-3-2-0 |
| 2-Goal Games | 3-3-0-0 | 3-4-0-0 |
| 3-Goal Games | 1-0-0-0 | 1-2-0-0 |
