Grizzlies Even Series With 4-1 Win; Game 3 Saturday At E-Center
Published on April 7, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release
Las Vegas, Nevada - The Utah Grizzlies scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Las Vegas Wranglers 4-1 Wednesday night at the Orleans Arena. The win evens up the 2-3 best-of-five series at one headed back to the E-Center for game three Saturday at 7:05 p.m.
Utah fell behind 1-0 2:29 into the first period as Las Vegas scored their only goal of the night off of a Utah turnover. Grizzlies goaltender Mikko Koskinen then stopped 32-straight Wranglers shots to earn the win.
Utah tied the game at one 6:16 into the first period as Malcolm MacMillan centered Peter Vandermeer on a two-on-one. James Sixsmith then gave Utah a 2-1 lead 14:24 into the first period with a shorthanded breakaway goal as he cruised from the neutral zone to the Las Vegas net.
The score stayed 2-1 until AJ Perry added a power-play goal 3:58 into the third period. Tim Crowder than finished the Utah scoring as he added his second goal of the series into an empty-net with 1:51 left in the contest.
The Grizzlies won the game on special teams, going 6-6 on the penalty-kill, including 3-3 in the third period to go along with their power-play and shorthanded markers.
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