Fram wins it for Chiefs in shootout

| October 14, 2013 9:00 PM

CALGARY - Jason Fram beat Calgary's Chris Driedger in the sixth round of the shootout and the Spokane Chiefs beat the Hitmen 3-2 on Sunday in Western Hockey League play before 6,510 at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Down 2-0 after two periods, Spokane got third-period goals from Cole Wedman - his first goal of the season - and Mitch Holmberg - his league-leading 12th - to pull even. After being outshot by Calgary (5-3-0, 11 points, fifth place in the Eastern Conference) in the first two periods 21-15, the Chiefs put 14 shots on goal in the third.

Holmberg also had an assist, giving him a league-leading 25 points.

No one scored in the first five rounds of Spokane's first shootout of the season.

Eric Williams stopped 26 of 28 shots for Spokane (8-2-0, 16 points, third place in the Western Conference) which hosts Swift Current on Wednesday to begin a season-long five-game homestand. The Chiefs are tied for first with Seattle in the U.S. Division.