Updated at the conclusion of Winterhawks games
U.S. Division standings through February 17
1. Everett Silvertips, 80 points
2. Seattle Thunderbirds, 77
3. Tri-City Americans, 71
4. Portland Winterhawks, 67
5. Spokane, 59
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THIS WEEK
Sunday, Feb. 19, 5 p.m., Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Seattle at Portland: The Winterhawks, who cling to first position in the Western Conference wild-card race, host the second-place Thunderbirds in the second game of a home-and-home 23 hours after the teams squared off in Kent, Washington. This game marks the third meeting in the past eight days between the long-time rivals.
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m., Toyota Center, Kennewick, Wash.
Portland at Tri-City: The Winterhawks look to pick up ground on the third-place Americans in a midweek game in Eastern Washington. Tri-City, which lost 4-3 in the last meeting on December 28, leads Portland by four points.
Friday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., Xfinity Arena, Everett, Wash.
Portland at Everett: The division-leading Silvertips entertain the Winterhawks in Portland’s last game of the month. Portland held on for a 6-5 win in its last visit to Everett on February 3. The Silvertips hold a 13-point advantage and a game in hand on the fourth-place Winterhawks.
LAST WEEK
Saturday, Feb. 18, 6 p.m., ShoWare Center, TV on KRCW
Portland at Seattle: For the third consecutive Saturday, the Winterhawks face off with the rival Thunderbirds on TV on Portland’s CW. This is the first of a home-and-home as Seattle visits the Rose City the following night for the second meeting in 23 hours. Portland aims for its third win in a row and will be looking for some payback after last Saturday’s 8-5 defeat at ShoWare Center.
Friday, Feb. 17
Portland 4, Red Deer 3: In the lone regular-season meeting, the Winterhawks (32-23-1-2) never trailed as they skated past the Rebels (23-27-6-3) in front of 4,724 fans at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Winterhawks captain Keegan Iverson scored his 16th goal of the season to extend his point streak to eight games, and Joachim Blichfeld had a goal and an assist to stretch his goal streak to four games. Blichfeld has registered four consecutive multipoint games and is riding a seven-game point streak with 12 points in that span.
Cole Kehler made 30 saves for Portland, which also got goals from Ryan Hughes (24) and Jake Gricius (7) in its second win in a row.
Monday, Feb. 13
Portland 4, Kamloops 0: Goalie Cole Kehler blanked his former team to earn his first career WHL shutout, four different Winterhawks scored, and Portland (31-23-1-2) topped the Blazers (34-19-2-4) before 5,605 fans at Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Kehler stopped all 41 shots he faced, tying him for ninth in the WHL with a .909 save percentage. The Manitoba native improved to 23-16-0-2 on the season. Keoni Texeira scored his 10th of the season 12 minutes in to give Kehler all the support he needed on Family Day in B.C.
Winterhawks captain Keegan Iverson scored in his first game back from injury to extend his point streak to seven games and Joachim Blichfeld scored in his third consecutive game to extend the lead to 3-0 late in the second. Blichfeld, who added an assist to reach 50 points, has five goals in three games and is riding a six-game point streak.
Evan Weinger tacked on an empty-netter with 13 seconds left, and Henri Jokiharju and Cody Glass had two assists apiece in the first shutout Portland has been involved in this season.
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