Chiefs fall to Portland

| January 14, 2017 12:00 AM

PORTLAND — Nolan Reid scored his first goal of the season with Spokane late in the third period of a 5-4 loss to the Portland Winterhawks in Western Hockey League play in front of 4,338 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Friday.

Spokane has now lost four straight games and is winless in three games against Portland this season, all coming by one goal.

Portland led 2-1 after the first period and scored three straight goals in the second to take a 5-1 advantage. Kailer Yamamoto scored his 26th goal of the season to make it 5-2 in the second period for Spokane. Ethan McIndoe scored midway through the third, but the Chiefs (17-19-5-2, 41 points) were unable to score the equilizer with an empty net in the the final 1:30.

The teams meet again tonight at 7:05 in Portland.