AHL Utah Grizzlies

Grizzlies Can't Get By Barons

Published on February 16, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City - The Utah Grizzlies let the Cleveland Barons score two unanswered third period goals to take a 2-1 victory at the 'E' Center Monday. Barons goaltender Seamus Kotyk got the win with 21 stops. Ron Tugnutt made 31 saves in a losing effort for Utah falling to 1-3-1 on the season.

The Grizzlies' (17-30-4-3) opened the first period with some of the emotion from Saturday's victory. It only took 1:22 for Steve Gainey to redirect a shot by Gerard DiCaire into the net and pick up his 7th goal of the season. But the emotion wouldn't last. The offense for both teams was cold through the rest of the first period and throughout the scoreless second before Cleveland took over.

The Barons (26-18-4-5) became much more aggressive in the third period scoring two goals and fending off a Grizzlies offense that managed only 7 shots in the final frame. Jon DiSalvatore struck first on netminder Ron Tugnutt at 1:53 of the third before Jesse Fibiger was able to slap in an easy game winner in front of the net at the 5:42 mark. Tugnutt finished with 31 saves.

Utah will have two more in the 'E' Center before spending eight straight contests on the road. The Grizzlies will host the Chicago Wolves on Friday with a 7:05 pm (mst) face-off at the 'E' Center.

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