Jake McGrew’s hat trick leads Chiefs to road win over Seattle
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KENT, Wash. – Jake McGrew scored three goals and added an assist as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-3 on Friday.
After the Chiefs (18-11-2-2, 40 points) surrendered a short-handed breakaway goal to Nolan Volcan midway through the first, McGrew took over, tying the contest with a minute left in the opening period and then scoring again 1:35 into a wild second period.
After Volcan tied it on another breakaway for the Thunderbirds (11-15-3-0, 25) at 8:15, McGrew assisted Adam Beckman for another Spokane lead at the 9:36 mark.
Seattle’s Payton Mount leveled the score a third time at 17:32 before a turnover by T-birds goalie Liam Hughes set up Eli Zummack to score the winner with 15 seconds remaining in the period.
It was Zummack’s team-leading fourth winner of the season.
McGrew completed the scoring with an empty-netter with 29 seconds left. It was his second career hat trick, and he set a career high with four points.
The Chiefs have won four straight over Seattle.
They will host the T-birds Sunday as their season reaches the halfway point.