Grizzlies Can't Find Any Offense Against Hartford
Published on January 18, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release
West Valley City - The Utah Grizzlies were shut down 1-0 Saturday at the 'E' Center by Jason LaBarbera and the Hartford Wolf Pack. LaBarbera, the Sher-Wood AHL Player of the Week, finished with 16 saves and recorded his league-leading seventh shutout of the season. The Grizzlies had their highest attendance of the year (8,549) on a night that the Grizzlies retired the jersey of Grizzlies great Gord Dineen.
Hartford (23-12-6-1) started the scoring at 9:13 of the first period when Garth Murray caught up with a pass from Paul Healey and flipped his sixth goal of the season past Grizzlies netminder Dan Ellis. Ellis finished with 39 stops.
The Grizzlies (14-22-4-3) had been outshot 27-13 by the end of the scoreless second period. In the third, Hartford continued their relentless defense allowing Utah only 3 shots on goal. Hartford would finish the game with a 40-16 shots on goal advantage. LaBarbera picked up his 16th victory for the Wolf Pack who has not had a loss in its last seven games.
The Grizzlies will be back in action when Hartford returns to the 'E' Center for a Monday matinee. Face-off is scheduled for 1:05 pm (mst).
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