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Rankin with career-high five points as the Americans down the Ice

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Connor Rankin scored three times and set up two more as the Tri-City Americans downed the visiting Kootenay Ice 6-4 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

Brian Williams and Parker Bowles each had a goal and two assists for the Americans (40-24-4), who came into the game with eight wins in their last 10 outings, while Marcus Messier added a single goal.

Jaedon Descheneau scored once and had two assists for the Ice (33-32-2) and Sam Reinhart, Brock Montgomery and Collin Shirley had a goal apiece.

Troy Trombley stopped 33 shots for the win as Mackenzie Skapski turned aside 25-of-30 shots in defeat.

Kootenay was the only club to earn a power-play the entire game and it went 1 for 2 with the man advantage.

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