One hat trick? Try two. That’s how the Seattle Thunderbirds rolled on Tuesday night when they beat the Tri-City Americans at the ShoWare Center with a final score of 7-2. The overwhelming victory led the team to improving their stats to 37-23-3-0, which puts them just one point behind the Everett Silvertips for first place in the U.S. Division. They’ve teetered over the five point gap for months, sometimes flirting with a three-point gap, and now they are so close it is almost theirs. The Birds are on a roll and they are rapidly proving that not only they are able to work together, but that they want to bring that Cup home.

Matthew Barzal and Ryan Gropp scored the two hat tricks of the evening. Both young men are boasting some very impressive scores for the past few games. Barzal has made 11 goals and 14 assists during his last 11 games. He also made two assists on Tuesday night. Gropp, who also made an assist on Tuesday, has scored eight goals and made 11 assists in the past 11 games. Nolan Volcan also scored a goal against Tri-City on Tuesday. Tri-City was only able to score two goals during the second period while the Birds took the first and third unchallenged. For a moment, the score was tied 2-2, but once the Birds broke through it the Americans were never able to recover for the rest of the evening.

Bow saved 25 out of 27 shots during the evening, changing his stats to 19-20-4-0. For more highlights from the game, be sure to visit the T-Birds website. Fans were raving about what an amazing night it was for the team so be sure to check out the video footage on Facebook if you missed the game. There are also pics of Barzal and Gropp posing with their hat trick pucks. You can also join in the discussion of the game as well as both of the young men’s careers on Twitter. Some fans are saying that the last few games have made their season tickets for the entire season worthwhile and that they will definitely be upping them again next season.

The next game will be against the Everett Silvertips themselves. Hopefully with last week’s win under their belt, the Birds will have no trouble securing another win over the Tips. Tune in to the game at the Xfinity Arena in Everett at 7:35pm this Friday.

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