By Colton Davies

Blazers down Americans 6-2 in Kennewick

Mar 8, 2016 | 9:55 PM

KENNEWICK, WA — The Blazers picked up a 6-2 win on the road over the Tri-City Americans on Tuesday night, good for their fourth straight victory and sixth in their last seven games.

Three Blazer players had multi-goal games and five had at least two points. Kamloops outshot Tri-City 34-22, as Connor Ingram only needed to make 20 saves on the night after a combined 97 in the team’s two previous wins over Kelowna.

Matt Revel and Matt Needham each had two goals and an assist in the win, and Gage Quinney also found the back of the net twice in his return from a two-game suspension. Those three Blazer multi-goal-scorers were the game’s respective first, second and third stars of the night.

“When your down to your short strokes, it’s time that those guys step up, and they did a heck of a job”, Blazers Assistant Coach Mike Needham said on Radio NL, in regards to contributions from his veteran forwards late in the season.

Collin Shirley and Dawson Davidson had multi-point games as well, with two assists each. Connor Ingram had a pedestrian night in goal as the Americans only managed 10 shots on net in the first two periods, and had few scoring chances until late in the game.

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“The guys have bought in and we’re defending well, we’re not giving a lot up. We’re very comfortable with Connor [Ingram] behind us – if they do make a mistake we know he’s going to bail us out”, Needham said. “I thought Conner MacDonald had a real strong game, and Cam Reagan was also excellent. The other four D have been great all season and especially in the last little while.”

With his first of two goals at 7:17 of the third, captain Matt Needham notched his 244th point with the Blazers, surpassing his father Mike for 23rd on the franchise’s all-time points list.

“The boys certainly let me know in the room”, Needham joked post-game. “We’re all proud of him and it was nice to see him get it today.”

With the victory, the Blazers now sit 10 points ahead of the ninth-place Americans team in the Western Conference. They could clinch a playoff spot as soon as Wednesday night when they face the Spokane Chiefs.