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The Spokane Chiefs have given the Portland Winterhawks fits this season, swallowing up eight points prior to the doubleheader. Those points are pretty close to the difference in the standings between the Hawks and Chiefs. The difference in those games was Carter Ecklar, their goaltender. However, an upper-body injury has sidelined him on a day-to-day basis, so the Chiefs had to use their backup and bring in another goaltender.
In Portland, the first of two games featured both teams using backups, Cruz Chase for the Hawks and Bryce Francisco for the Chiefs. The Hawks took the lead midway through the first period with goals
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