Noah Beck and Declan Smith led the way with three points, while Peter Bates added two helpers. Roddy Ross earned his second win of the season, stopping 29 shots.
Smith opened the scoring at 12:39 of the first period. Vanroboys won a battle in the left corner of Ian Shane. Houle found Smith in the slot and he put a one-timer past him for his first of the season to make it 1-0.
In the second, Houle extended the lead just 29 seconds into the frame. Noah Beck danced around Landon McCallum at the blue line, fired a shot on net and Shane made the save. He couldn’t find the rebound, which ended up in the crease. Houle pounced on it and made it 2-0.
Just over a minute later, David Cotton cut the lead to one. Jake McLaughlin ran onto the ice and slid back into the corner. McLaughlin fed Cotton a pass at the right faceoff point, and he beat Ross for his third of the year to make it 2-1.
Wichita regained a two-goal margin with a marker from Spencer Blackwell at 4:50 p.m. Michal Stinil lifted a pass into the air that ended up behind the defense. Blackwell beat Luke LaMaster with the puck and fired past Shane to make it 3-1.
Kansas City fought back into the game early in the third. Jackson Jutting took a shot that was initially blocked at the left point. He stayed on the play and shot through traffic at 1:31 to make it 3-2.
Beck recorded his first of two at 3:32. Wichita won a face-off to Shane’s left. Beck grabbed the loose puck in the slot and scored his fourth of the year to make it 4-2.
Jack Randl cut the lead to one again at 5:35 on the man advantage. Bobo Carpenter fired a shot from the left circle that hit Ross’ leg pad. Randl got a loose puck and put in a rebound for his fifth of the campaign, making it 4-3.
Wichita was awarded another power play when Hudson Wilson was called up to heel. He broke Smith’s stick in two pieces and gave the Thunder another chance. Kyle Crnkovic made a great play stealing the puck in the slot and kept the play alive. Bates returned the ball to the blue line and Beck put one past Shane from the high spot for his fifth of the year to make it 5-3.
Smith added an empty-netter at 7:25 and Wichita earned a 6-3 victory.
Wichita snapped a three-game road losing skid and tied the season series with Kansas City at one win apiece.
Beck and Smith each scored two goals and an assist. Blackwell scored his second of the year. Houle finished with a goal and an assist.
Wichita scored two power-play goals in a game for the first time this season and finished 2-for-6. Kansas City went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
The two teams play again tomorrow night at Cable Dahmer Arena to conclude a three-match series. The opening face-off is scheduled for 6:05 p.m
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