The Vees battled back hard in the second period but ultimately fell by a 5-2 score against the Tri-City Americans on Saturday night. 

The Vees fall to 4-4-0-1 on the season. 

The Vees fell behind early on Saturday night after taking a penalty in the first minute. Jakub Vanecek feathered a shot through traffic and beat Vees starting goaltender Kaenan Smith to make it 1-0. 

The Americans would add to their lead before the end of the frame with Eli McKamey finding the net to make it 2-0 after 20 minutes. 

Penticton would push back in the second period. First, Gavin Katz took a pass from Tyler Deakos and buried the puck in the top corner and then Deakos made a backhand move and found the back of the net to make it 2-2. 

The Americans would answer back as Alex Laing potted a rebound to make it 3-2 after the second period. 

Tri-City scored early in the frame and then again into the empty net to skate away with a 5-2 victory. 

The Vees have now lost three straight games. 

GAME STATS

Shots:

Vees- 23

Americans- 24

 

Scoring:

Vees- Gavin Katz, Tyler Deakos

Americans- Jakub Vanecek, Eli McKamey, Alex Laing, Ben Oliverio, Koji Gibson

 

Power Plays:

Vees- 0/5

Americans- 1/5

 

Goaltending:

Vees- Kaenan Smith – 19/23

Americans- Xavier Wendt – 21/23

 

Up Next: The Vees return home to host the Portland Winterhawks on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6:30PM.