PREVIEW: Americans @ Vees – October 3, 2026
LAST GAME: The Americans battled back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits, but couldn’t pull even a third time in a 3-2 loss to the Spokane Chiefs last Saturday. Lukas Lima and David Huk scored for Tri-City while Xavier Wendt finished with 28 saves. The loss was the third in a row for the Americans to open the 2026-27 season, the second year in a row they’ve dropped their first three games of the year.
VS PENTICTON: This is the first of four meetings between the Americans and Vees during the 2026-27 season. Penticton will visit the Toyota Center a week from tonight before games October 30 (@ PEN) and Nov 27 (@ TC) to wrap up the season series. Last year the Vees won all five head to head matchups, outscoring the Americans 26-6.
Team Comparison
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TRI-CITY AMERICANS |
PENTICTON VEES |
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Record: 0-2-0-1 |
Record: 3-2-0-0 |
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Western Conference: 12th |
Western Conference: 3rd |
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Goals For: 5 |
Goals For: 14 |
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Goals Against: 8 |
Goals Against: 11 |
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Power Play: 8.3% (1/12) |
POWER PLAY: 21.0% (4/19) |
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Penalty Kill: 88.9% (8/9) |
PENALTY KILL: 76.5% (13/17) |
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LEADING SCORERS: |
LEADING SCORERS: |
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Crew Martinson (0-3-3) |
Gavin Katz (3-3-6) |
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Aden Bouchard (1-1-2) |
Graham Jones (2-3-5) |
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Dylan LeBret (1-0-1) |
Tyler Bergeson (1-4-5) |
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