McKinlay helps Ice freeze Chiefs

CRANBROOK, British Columbia - Dylen McKinlay recorded a hat trick to lead the Kootenay Ice past the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a Western Hockey League game Saturday night before 2,838 at the Cranbrook Recreation Complex.

After a scoreless first period, McKinlay opened the scoring 2:22 into the second period. Mitch Holmberg scored his 21st goal of the season on an assist from Liam Stewart to tie the score at 1 before McKinlay's second goal gave the Ice a 2-1 lead after the second.

Brenden Kitchton scored a power-play goal to tie the game at 2 in the third, but Kootenay closed out the game with two goals, with McKinlay's third capping the scoring with under two minutes remaining.

Spokane (29-16-4-3, 65 points) hosts Seattle on Monday at the Spokane Arena.

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