Americans split with Everett Silvertips

KENNEWICK - The Tri-City Americans played a tough home and home swing against the U.S. Division rival Everett Silvertips with each team winning its respective home game.

After losing 2-0 in a defensive battle, Tri-City rebounded with a 4-3 overtime victory. The Americans are now 12-9-0-2 with 26 pts. Currently sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference.

In the victory, Brian Williams scored the game winning goal 18 seconds into overtime.

Tri-City needed just 3:05 to get on the board. After a Brian Williams deflection rang off the cross bar, Connor Rankin was sitting on the door step to put away his seventh goal of the season, giving the Americans an early 1-0 edge.

Tri-City got its first power play of the game in the final minute of the opening period. Williams took the pass from Rankin just outside the faceoff circle, and snapped the puck top shelf, over Daniel Cotton's shoulder, to give Tri-City a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.

Tri-City needed only 18 seconds in overtime to put the game away. Williams took the centering pass from Bowles and ended the game with his second marker of the night.