ECHL Utah Grizzlies

Grizzlies Score Late To Beat Bakersfield 6-4

Published on October 23, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City, Utah - The Utah Grizzlies (2-1-1-0) added two late third period goals to defeat the Bakersfield Condors 6-4 Saturday night at Maverik Center before 5,051 fans for the team's fifth annual "Pink in the Rink" game for breast cancer awareness.

Nearly $12,000 was raised to fight breast cancer following the team's live post-game pink jersey auction.

Hugo Carpentier broke a 4-4 tie with 8:36 left in regulation as he sniped a shot from the right-wing circle as Utah broke back in transition. Captain Jake Gannon made it 6-4, scoring into an empty-net, as he cleared the puck off of the glass with 17 seconds left in regulation.

"The guys came to the rink ready to play," said Head Coach Kevin Colley. "I loved how we controlled the first 35 minutes of play and then we started committing some penalties. On the other side, we stuck with it and Hugo came down and got a big goal."

After falling behind 1-0 in the first period, the Grizzlies ripped off four-straight power-play goals to build a 4-1 lead as the game started to creep into the latter points of the third period. Ric Jackman tallied the first two power-play scores to give Utah a 2-1 first intermission lead.

Brad Snetsinger and Brent Gauvreau continued the power-play barrage as Utah built their three-goal lead to 4-1 with 4:16 left in the second.

The Condors answered with three goals in a span of less than five minutes to even the score as the contest began to head down the stretch.

10 Utah skaters scored in the game with Ric Jackman leading the way with a total of three points after adding a power-play assist in the second period. Michael Gergen (two assists), Paul Crowder (two assists), Tim Crowder (two assists) and Brad Snetsinger (one goal, one assist) also added multiple-point efforts.

J.P. Lamoureux earned the win for Utah as he stopped 22 of 26 shots. The Grizzlies totaled 43 shots on goaltender Josh Tordjman who shut Utah out on Friday.

Utah opens an eight-game road trip Wednesday in Boise. Face-off is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

The Grizzlies return home Friday, November 19 and Saturday, November 20 to host Alaska at Maverik Center. Face-off both nights is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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