PREVIEW: Americans @ Rockets – January 7, 2026
LAST GAME: The Tri-City Americans saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end with a 5-1 loss to the Victoria Royals on Sunday. Trailing 2-1 heading into the third, the Americans saw the Royals score three times in the final frame to pull away for the win. Savin Virk scored the lone goal for Tri-City, his team-leading 18th of the year, while Gavin Garland extended his point streak to nine games with an assist.
VS KELOWNA: Tonight is the third of four meetings between the Americans and Rockets in 2025-26. Tri-City won the first two, both on home ice, by 3-1 (Oct 19) and 5-2 (Nov 28) scores. The season series wraps up with the annual Family Day afternoon game in Kelowna at 2:00 on February 16. Tri-City won both games in Kelowna last season, snapping a streak of nine straight losses at Prospera Place which stretched back to December 5, 2018.
Team Comparison
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Tri-City Americans |
Kelowna Rockets |
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Record: 20-14-2-0 |
Record: 17-14-3-2 |
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Conference Ranking: 5th |
Conference Ranking: 8th |
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Goals for: 107 |
Goals for: 131 |
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Goals Against: 113 |
Goals Against: 134 |
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Power Play: 16.8% (18/107) |
Power Play: 21.0% (29/138) |
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Penalty Kill: 75.4% (86/114) |
Penalty Kill: 76.4% (110/144) |
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Leading Scorers: |
Leading Scorers: |
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Savin Virk (18-21-39) |
Shane Smith (20-24-44) |
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Connor Dale (14-22-36) |
Carson Wetsch (13-27-40) |
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Gavin Garland (10-22-32) |
Hiroki Gojsic (13-18-31) |
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