KENNEWICK, WA - "It's just one of those nights."

Tri-City fans uttered the quote numerous times on Saturday night, as the Americans tried to maintain their perfect record on home ice. But, cross bar after cross bar, the breaks eventually beat the boys.

The visiting Regina Pats (13-11-3-0, 29 pts) used four power play goals to muscle their way past the Tri-City Americans (18-6-0-0, 36 pts) 7-1 in front of 5,051 fans at the Toyota Center. With the win, the Pats stretched their winning streak to three games and started their U.S. Division road trip with a bang. Meanwhile, the Americans dropped their first home game of the season and suffered their second six-goal defeat in their last four games.

Annie Fowler  Tri-City Herald

KENNEWICK - It's hard to know where to start.

The Tri-City Americans won their ninth straight game on home ice Friday night when they steamrolled the Everett Silvertips 6-0 before 4,614 fans at Toyota Center.

Johnny Lazo had a pair of goals and Drew Owsley his first shutout of the season for the Americans, who are the only team in the WHL that has not lost at home. During that 9-0 start, Tri-City has outscored its opponents 49-16 on home ice, statistics that impressed even Lazo.

Dan Mulhausen  Tri-City Americans

KENNEWICK, WA - You know your team is playing well when your goaltender pitches a shutout and he doesn't crack the Applebee's 3 Stars list.

Drew Owsley stopped all 25 shots he faced and the Tri-City Americans (18-5-0-0, 36 pts) got goals from five different skaters, including two from Johnny Lazo, to blank the visiting Everett Silvertips (13-7-1-0, 27 pts) 6-0 in front of 4,614 fans at the Toyota Center. With the win, the Americans improved to 9-0 at home and have now won their last six regular season match-ups with the 'Tips. Meanwhile, Everett lost for the second time in their last three games.