ECHL Idaho Steelheads

Grizzlies shutout Steelheads, 3-0

Published on November 7, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release


Boise, ID- The Idaho Steelheads (8-2-1) were blanked by a 3-0 score tonight as the Utah Grizzlies (5-3-0) took the rubber game of this week's three-game set in front of a sellout crowd of 5,251 at Qwest Arena. For the first time this season, the Steelheads were held to less than two goals in a game.

Grizzlies forward Ryan Kinasewich was responsible for both Utah goals in their 5-2 loss to the Steelheads on Friday, and he wasted little time getting his team on the board tonight. Kinasewich one-timed home a power play goal eight minutes into tonight's game to put Utah on top for good; Dustin Friesen registered the lone assist.

In the second period, as a delayed penalty was being called against the Steelheads, Utah's James Sixsmith slid a puck along the ice to beat Idaho goalie Richard Bachman. Shea Guthrie and Vlady Nikiforov earned the assists on Sixsmith's fourth of the season.

In the third period, Ryan Kinasewich registered his second goal of the game on an empty-netter with less than three minutes to go; for Kinasewich, it was his second consecutive two-goal effort.

Bachman falls to 4-2-1 with the loss; he stopped 16 of 19 shots. Mitch O'Keefe improves to 1-1-0 with the win; he was perfect, stopping all 22 shots that went his way.

The Steelheads are back in action Friday night when the begin a three-game series in Stockton against the Thunder.

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