Americans Shutout Utah 4-0, Win the Series in Five Games
Published on April 23, 2017 under ECHL (ECHL)
Allen Americans News Release
Americans Shutout Utah 4-0, Win the Series in Five Games
(Allen Americans)
Salt Lake City, UT - The Allen Americans and Utah Grizzlies met in a critical game five Saturday night at Maverik Center. Allen headed into the game in the driver's seat, leading the series 3-1 and looked to close out their first round opponent on their own ice.
Allen was determined to get a quick start in the game and did just that, outshooting Utah 15-9 and taking a 2-0 lead to the locker room after the opening frame. Travis Brown notched his first of the postseason early, followed by Joel Chouinard and his second of the playoffs with just four ticks left on the clock.
Neither club found the back of the net in the middle stanza, but the Americans added another pair of markers in the final frame to cement the 4-0 victory. Wade MacLeod and Joel Chouinard netted their third goals of the postseason. Utah was unable to solve Riley Gill who earned the shutout as the Americans eliminated the Grizzlies.
"It was a great win for us tonight," said Riley Gill. "The guys played great in front of me and our offense got the job done. We're looking forward to Round 2."
The Allen Americans return home for the second round of the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs to take on the Colorado Eagles this Friday night at the Allen Event Center with a scheduled puck drop at 7:05 PM CST. Below are the Americans home dates for Round 2.
Images from this story
 Americans Shutout Utah 4-0, Win the Series in Five Games |
ECHL Stories from April 23, 2017
- Solar Bears Maintain 3-2 Series Lead After Game 5 Loss To Everblades - Orlando Solar Bears
- Everblades Bounce Back with 5-1 Victory in Game 5 - Florida Everblades
- Wings Force Game Seven with 4-3 Triumph Over Walleye - Kalamazoo Wings
- Stingrays Game 6: Monday Night! - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Transactions - April 23 - ECHL
- ECHL Announces Fines, Suspensions - ECHL
- Game Preview: South Division Semifinals - Game 4 - Orlando Solar Bears
- Royals Fall 2-1 in OT (Again), Brampton Takes 3-2 Series - Reading Royals
- Americans Shutout Utah 4-0, Win the Series in Five Games - Allen Americans
- Colorado Advances to Second Round with 6-3 Win Over - Colorado Eagles
- Komets Take Game Five 3-2, Eliminate Mallards - Quad City Mallards
- Massa's 42 Saves Stymies 'Blades as Orlando Takes Game 4 - Florida Everblades
- Monarchs Drop Game 5, 2-1 - Manchester Monarchs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
