AHL Utah Grizzlies

Grizzlies Sunk By Admirals Offensive Assault

Published on March 20, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City - The Utah Grizzlies had an early two-goal lead Friday but watched it vanish as the Milwaukee Admirals strung together seven unanswered goals and claimed the victory at the 'E' Center in front of 7,819. The Admirals went 4-for-9 on the power play and were led by two goals from Curtis Murphy. Goaltender Brian Finley earned the win with 25 saves.

Utah (23-38-4-5) had reason to hope for a much-needed victory after a win over the Admirals on Wednesday and after getting two early goals in Friday's contest. Trevor Daley got the Grizzlies on the board first connecting on the power play at 3:05 of the first period. Warren Peters would be next to get past Brian Finley at the 9:59 mark to give Utah a 2-0 lead. Finley would shutout the Grizzlies for the next 50 minutes. The Admirals (40-18-7-3) offense heated up tying the game with two quick goals near the end of the first frame. Curtis Murphy cut the Utah lead to one by getting past Dan Ellis at the 17:12 mark. Just when the Grizzlies thought they could go into intermission with a lead, Kirill Safronov put in a shot from the high slot with only seven seconds remaining.

The second period was all Milwaukee. Greg Classen scored only 58 seconds into the session and four more Admirals goals would follow. Murphy picked up his second of the night and Brad Tiley, Darren Haydar and Wyatt Smith all connected on the power play. Haydar notched two assists in addition to his goal. Dan Ellis, who finished the game with 24 saves, was replaced by Jason Bacashihua after Milwaukee's sixth goal. Milwaukee finished with a 41-27 shot advantage.

The Grizzlies will be on the road this weekend taking on the Chicago Wolves on Saturday with a 6:00 pm (mst) face-off.

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