Game Day Storylines at Colorado
February 10, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release
Steel Reel
The Steelheads will go for the three-game sweep on Saturday night in Loveland when they wrap up their series with the Colorado Eagles. The Steelheads earned another come-from-behind victory on Friday night with a 4-3 shootout win over the Eagles, coming from two goals down to hand the Eagles their first shootout loss of the season. The Steelheads have won four of their last five games, while the Eagles are winless in their last five.
Idaho trailed 2-0 midway through the first period, fighting back from a deficit of two goals or greater to win for the sixth time this season. A Will Merchant goal and two Brady Brassart tallies in a span of 4:34 in the second period put Idaho in front, but Drayson Bowman's second goal of the game minutes later tied the score again. Brassart would score the only goal in eight shootout rounds, while Ryan Faragher stopped eight breakaways to go along with 28 saves in regulation and overtime for his tenth win of the season.
Seeking a Sweep...
Entering their final regular-season contest ever at Budweiser Events Center, the Steelheads hope to earn their first three-game sweep in Loveland since October 2012. The Eagles have not gone winless in three straight on home ice since November 5th of 2016, a stretch of 53 games at Budweiser Events Center. The Steelheads all-time regular season record in Colorado heading into their Loveland finale is 14-12-6.
Brass and Bold...
Brady Brassart led the charge in the Steelheads comeback win Friday, netting the tying and go-ahead goals in the second period and then scoring the only goal of the eight-round shootout, his first shootout goal of the season and the second of his professional career. Since rejoining the Steelheads from his professional tryout with AHL Utica, Brassart has picked up right where he left off with five goals and eight points in seven games. He has 31 points in 28 games this season, the best points-per-game pace of his professional career.
Slow Bowman...
Drayson Bowman struck for two goals on Friday night, pushing his totals to 13 goals and 36 points in 40 games this season. The veteran of 180 NHL games has done damage against Idaho this season, racking up four goals and nine points in eight games during the season series. Without Jesse Mychan and Matt Garbowsky in the lineup for Colorado's last eight games, and with the Steelheads giving plenty of attention to league-leading goal scorer Michael Joly, Bowman has become an even more important cog in Colorado's offensive machine. He has five goals and eight points in the Eagles' last nine games.
Idaho Leaders Eagles Leaders
Goals: McParland (21) Goals: Joly (34)
Assists: J. Dahl (30) Assists: Register (33)
Points: J. Dahl (48) Points: Joly (50)
Plus/Minus: McParland (+16) Plus/Minus: Register/Garbowsky (+27)
Power Play Goals: J. Dahl (8) Power Play Goals: Joly (11)
Goals-Against Average: Desrosiers (2.74) Goals-Against Average: Cannata (2.13)
• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...
ECHL Stories from February 10, 2018
- Icemen Take on Gladiators at Home - Jacksonville Lizard Kings
- Steelheads Earn Three-Game Sweep in Colorado - Idaho Steelheads
- Second Period Outburst Leads Idaho to 3-1 Win over Colorado - Colorado Eagles
- Rush Sweep Grizzlies on "Marvel Night" - Rapid City Rush
- Mallards' Pink in the Rink Jersey Auction Raises $16,925 for Genesis Health Services Foundation - Quad City Mallards
- Danforth's Monster Night Lifts Cincinnati to Overtime Victory - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Four-Goal Third Caps off Wings' Comeback Win over Fuel - Kalamazoo Wings
- Shorthanded Glads Drop 3-1 Decision to IceMen in Jacksonville - Atlanta Gladiators
- Komets Pull Away from Mallards - Quad City Mallards
- Fuel Cough up Early Lead, Drop Game One in Kalamazoo - Indy Fuel
- Railers Tickled Pink with 5-3 Win over Beast to End 11 Game Homestand - Worcester Railers HC
- Beast Comeback Falls Short in Worcester - Brampton Beast
- Thunder Take Round Two 4-2, Set up Sunday Rubber Match - Norfolk Admirals
- Monarchs Shutout by Stingrays, 1-0 - Manchester Monarchs
- Game Day Storylines at Colorado - Idaho Steelheads
- ECHL Transactions - February 10 - ECHL
- Game Day: Weekend Set with Thunder Continues - Norfolk Admirals
- Pinkston Recalled by Milwaukee - Atlanta Gladiators
- Mallards Game Day - Quad City Mallards
- Monarchs Game Day Capsule, February 10 - Manchester Monarchs
- Thunder Heads to Queen City to Face Cyclones - Wichita Thunder
- Brassart's two goals, shootout winner complete comeback - Idaho Steelheads
- Colorado Picks up Point in 4-3 Shootout Loss to Steelheads - Colorado Eagles
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.
