PREVIEW: Americans vs Winterhawks – December 27, 2025
Americans vs Winterhawks
Saturday, December 27, 2025 | Kennewick, WA. | Toyota Center
Start Time: 6:05 p.m. PT
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LAST GAME: The Tri-City Americans rallied from a 3-1 deficit for the second straight game, taking down the Kamloops Blazers 4-3 in overtime on December 17. After Mason Mykichuk opened the scoring, Kamloops scored three unanswered before the comeback began. Alexander Laing and Cash Koch scored in the second to tie it and Savin Virk won it in overtime. Xavier Wendt made 27 saves for the win.
VS PORTLAND: This is the first of six meetings between the Americans and Winterhawks in 2025-26. The two teams will meet three times over the next month before the season series finishes with three games in March. Tri-City posted a 3-3 record against Portland last season and has had much more success against them at home, with a 9-10-4-0 record at the Toyota Center vs a 3-18-1-0 record in Portland since the 2019-20 season.
Team Comparison
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Tri-City Americans |
Portland Winterhawks |
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Record: 16-13-2-0 |
Record: 18-15-0-0 |
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Conference Ranking: 8th |
Conference Ranking: 4th |
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Goals for: 90 |
Goals for: 126 |
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Goals Against: 100 |
Goals Against: 131 |
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Power Play: 18.2% (18/99) |
Power Play: 24.5% (37/151) |
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Penalty Kill: 73.5% (72/98) |
Penalty Kill: 70.6% (89/126) |
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Leading Scorers: |
Leading Scorers: |
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Savin Virk (13-18-31) |
Alex Weiermair (19-23-42) |
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Connor Dale (12-17-29) |
Ryan Miller (12-26-38) |
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Gavin Garland (9-16-25) |
Jordan Duguay (11-21-32) |
Around the Concourse:
Section C: Chuck-A-Puck
Section R: Chuck-A-Puck
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Jersey Auction: Max Curran #73 (Blue)
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