Grizzlies Drop 5-2 Decision to San Antonio
Published on April 2, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release
West Valley City - The Utah Grizzlies fell to the San Antonio Rampage Friday when Josh Olson and Paul Healey each put up a pair of goals to help the Rampage to the 5-2 decision in front of 6,304. Travis Scott earned the victory with 35 saves. The loss drops the Grizzlies to six points behind Cincinnati in the playoff race with four games left in the regular season.
Utah (26-39-6-5) couldn't keep up with an aggressive Rampage team that managed to get off to a 3-0 lead before the Grizzlies could respond. Denis Shvidki scored on Dan Ellis only 2:14 into the first period. Josh Olson would extend the lead to two getting a second shot past Ellis at the 13:28 mark. Ellis had previously won three of his last four starts only giving up four goals in the three victories. In the second period, the Rampage had the man advantage when they went up 3-0 on a Paul Healey shot that easily found the net when Ellis left his post in an attempt to play the puck.
The Grizzlies finally got on the board when Jeff MacMillan caught the net at 6:12 of the second period. Rob Valicevic and David Gove helped out with assists. However, Josh Olson would make the score 4-1 with his second goal of the night at the 16:59 mark. In the third period the Rampage would outshoot the Grizzlies 17-3 while adding a fifth goal, Healey's second of the night with Olson contributing an assist. Gerard DiCaire put in the Grizzlies' second goal at 9:13 of the third to conclude the scoring. The loss snapped a five-game point streak for the Grizzlies.
Cincinnati managed to increase their lead over the Grizzlies to 6 points with only four games remaining for both squads.
The Grizzlies will seek revenge on the Rampage and attempt to salvage their playoff hopes when they host the second game of the series Saturday night. Face-off is scheduled for 7:05 pm (mst).
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