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Grizzlies Take Care of Wolves 4-1

February 20, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City - After 10 defeats dating back to last season, the Utah Grizzlies finally overcame the Chicago Wolves Friday with a 4-1 decision at the 'E' Center in front of a crowd of 9,417. Four different Grizzlies put up goals while Jason Bacashihua earned the win with 30 saves.

Utah (18-30-4-3) avoided an eleventh straight loss to the Wolves with an aggressive offense that outshot Chicago in every period. Trevor Daley struck first with a long swat on the power play at 12:29 of the first period. In the second period, Rob Valicevic would give the shorthanded Grizzlies the 2-0 advantage by redirecting a high puck past Wolves netminder Kari Lehtonen.

Chicago (27-19-7-3) was able to take advantage of a defensive lapse by the Grizzlies early in the third period. It was Eric Healey who found the net at the 1:38 mark to bring the Wolves within one. However, the Grizzlies broke out of their routine and became even more aggressive throughout the period. Jarrod Skalde gave Utah a two-goal advantage at 3:35 of the third frame. Mathias Tjarnqvist would give the Grizzlies their final advantage of 4-1 with a power play goal at the 11:43 mark.

The Grizzlies will be back in action on Sunday afternoon when the Houston Aeros visit the 'E' Center. Face-off is scheduled for 3:05 pm (mst).

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