PREVIEW: Americans @ Giants – January 9, 2026
LAST GAME: The Americans battled back over the final 40 minutes, but a 4-0 deficit after one period proved too big a hill to overcome in a 5-2 loss in Kelowna on Wednesday. After a back-and-forth opening 10 minutes of the game, Kelowna rattled off four goals in 7:44 to blow the game open. Crew Martinson and Connor Dale scored for the Americans while Xavier Wendt shut the door after the first period, finishing the game with 32 saves.
VS VANCOUVER: Tonight is the third of four meetings between the Americans and Giants in 2025-26. Tri-City has won the first two games, 5-2 at home November 7 and a 4-3 overtime win November 22 in Vancouver. After tonight the two teams won’t meet again for nearly two months as the final games comes March 3 at the Toyota Center.
Team Comparison
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Tri-City Americans |
Vancouver Giants |
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Record: 20-15-2-0 |
Record: 16-22-1-1 |
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Conference Ranking: 5th |
Conference Ranking: 10th |
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Goals for: 109 |
Goals for: 135 |
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Goals Against: 118 |
Goals Against: 169 |
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Power Play: 16.2% (18/111) |
Power Play: 25.4% (33/130) |
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Penalty Kill: 76.3% (90/118) |
Penalty Kill: 68.3% (95/139) |
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Leading Scorers: |
Leading Scorers: |
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Savin Virk (18-21-39) |
Ryan Lin (9-38-47) |
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Connor Dale (15-22-37) |
Mathis Preston (14-18-36) |
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Gavin Garland (10-22-32) |
Jacob Oreskovic (8-15-23) |
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