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Grizzlies Weekly: Utah Hosts Cincinnati for 3 Game Series

March 21, 2023 - ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


West Valley City, Utah - The Utah Grizzlies host the Cincinnati Cyclones for a 3 game series on Wednesday and Friday nights at 7:10 and Sunday afternoon at 3:10 pm.

Allen won the series opener last Thursday 7-1. Utah won the middle game of a 3 game set in Allen last weekend, winning in a shootout 2-1 on March 17th. On March 19th Allen got off to an early 4-0 lead as they defeated Utah 6-3. Utah is 6-2 in the month of March.

Cameron Wright has a point in 10 of his last 12 games. Wright has 9 goals and 9 assists in his last 13 games. Tarun Fizer has 5 goals in his last 5 games. Fizer has 39 shots on goal in 8 games in March. Dakota Raabe has a point in 13 of his last 15 games.

Wednesday is Bud Light College Night with $8 student tickets. Friday is Military Night presented by Mountainland Supply Company. Friday is also an AFCU Friday. Sunday is Marvel Superhero day where the Grizzlies are wearing Captain America Falcon jerseys.

Games This Week

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - Cincinnati at Utah - 7:10 pm. Maverik Center. Bud Light College Night.

Friday, March 24, 2023 - Cincinnati at Utah - 7:10 pm. Maverik Center. Military Night. AFCU Friday.

Sunday, March 26, 2023 - Cincinnati at Utah - 3:10 pm. Maverik Center.

You can catch every game on FloHockey and audio on the Grizzlies YouTube channel.

All Times Mountain.

- Cincinnati has a standings point in 18 straight games. They are 16-0-1-1 in their last 18 contests. The Cyclones have a record of 40-12-6-3 this season.

- The last time Utah faced Cincinnati was on January 9, 2019 at Heritage Bank Center. Utah won that game 4-3 in a shootout as Jack Walker scored the game winner. It is Cincinnati's first trip to Utah since both clubs were in the International Hockey League.

Games Last Week

March 16, 2023 - Utah 4 Allen 7 - Liam Finlay led Allen with 3 goals and 1 assist. Tarun Fizer had 2 goals for Utah. Zach Tsekos and Aaron Thow added goals for the Grizz. Thow had a +3 rating. Lukas Parik saved 28 of 34 in the loss. Utah outshot Allen 51 to 35. Utah was 0 for 4 on the power play and 3 for 3 on the penalty kill.

March 17, 2023 - Utah 2 Allen 1 (Shootout) - Tarun Fizer scored 2:16 into the second period. Jacob Semik scored his first point as a professional with an assist on the Fizer goal. Allen's Grant Hebert tied it 1-1 as he scored 1:41 into the third period. Trent Miner was a brick wall in net as he saved 40 of 41 and all 3 in the shootout. Allen outshot Utah 41 to 32. Utah was 1 for 7 on the power play and 8 for 8 on the penalty kill.

March 19, 2023 - Utah 3 Allen 6 - Cameron Wright had 1 goal and 1 assist. Allen scored 4 goals in the first 10:36 of the contest. James Shearer and Tyler Penner added goals for Utah. Utah outshot Allen 39 to 30. Utah was 2 for 9 on the power play and 2 for 3 on the penalty kill.

Tons of Shots

Utah has taken 625 shots over their last 16 games for an average of 39.06. Prior to February 11th the Grizzlies had averaged 28.43 shots per game and were 26th in the league at that time. Now the Grizzlies are averaging 31.27 shots per game for the season and are currently 17th in the league.

Grizzlies Player Notes

Aaron Thow is a +11in his last 16 games.

Captain Connor McDonald is a +9 in his last 15 games.

Dakota Raabe has a point in 13 of his last 15 games (5 goals, 11 assists). Raabe scored the shootout game winner vs Kansas City on March 11.

Tarun Fizer has 24 points in his last 23 games (13 goals, 11 assists). Fizer leads the Grizzlies in goals (23) and power play goals (10).

Cameron Wright leads the league with 8 game winning goals. Wright leads all league rookies with 225 shots on goal. Wright has 17 points in his last 12 games (9 goals, 8 assists). Wright had a 6 game point streak end on March 17 but he did score the game winning goal in the shootout at Allen. Wright has 11 multiple point games.

Brycen Martin has 5 assists in his last 9 games.

Keaton Jameson has a point in 4 of his last 8 games.

Zach Tsekos has a point in 3 of his last 5 games. Tsekos has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 8 games in March. Tsekos has a point in 15 of his 27 games played this season.

Trent Miner was 8 for 8 in the shootout vs Kansas City on March 11 and 3 for 3 in the shootout at Allen on March 17.

Dylan Fitze has 15 points in his last 15 games (7 goals, 8 assists). Fitze has a point in 9 of his last 15 games.

Cam Strong has 10 points in his last 14 games (4 goals, 6 assists). Strong is a +7 in his last 11 games.

Jordan Martel has 7 points in his last 5 games (2 goals, 5 assists). Martel has missed the last 5 games due to injury.

Team Notes

Utah is 20-5 when scoring first. Utah has 61 goals in their last 15 games. Utah has scored 47 goals in their last 12 games. Utah is among league leaders with 1095 penalty minutes. Utah is 12-1 when leading after 1 period. Utah is 22-1 when leading after 2 periods. Utah is 13-3-3 in one goal games. Utah is 20-6-3 in games decided by 1 or 2 goals. Utah has a point in 8 of their last 10 road games. Utah is 6-2 on Sundays. The Grizz have standings points in 12 of their last 16 games. Utah is averaging 39.05 shots per game in their last 16 contests.

2022-2023 Utah Grizzlies Regular Season Totals (league rankings)

Overall record: 29-28-3

Home record: 13-13

Road record: 16-15-3

Win percentage: .508

Streak: Lost 1

Standings Points: 61

Last 10: 6-4

Goals per game: 3.02 (22nd) Goals for: 181

Goals against per game: 3.67 (21st) Goals Against: 220

Shots per game: 31.27 (17th)

Shots against per game: 35.10 (25th)

Power Play: 55 for 290 - 19.0 % (19th)

Penalty Kill: 208 for 262 - 79.4 % (15th)

Penalty Minutes: 1095. 18.25 per game. (3rd most in the league)

Shorthanded Goals: 4.

Shorthanded Goals Allowed: 8.

Record When Scoring First: 20-5.

Opposition Scores First: 9-23-3.

Record in One Goal Games: 13-3-3.

SCORING 1ST 2ND 3RD OT/Shootout TOTAL

Utah Grizzlies 55 67 54 5 181

Opposition 67 75 75 3 220

Team Leaders (2022-23 Regular season)

Goals: Tarun Fizer (23).

Assists: Andrew Nielsen (32).

Points: Wright (48).

Plus/Minus: Connor McDonald (+4)

PIM: Nielsen (166)

Power Play Points: Nielsen (26)

Power Play Goals: Tarun Fizer (10)

Power Play Assists: Nielsen (20).

Shots on Goal: Cameron Wright (225).

Shooting Percentage: Johnny Walker (17.5 %) 10 for 57.

Game Winning Goals: Wright (8)

Wins: Trent Miner (12)

Save %: Miner (.910).

Goals Against Average: Miner (3.12)

Active Streaks

Goal Streaks: Tyler Penner, James Shearer, Cameron Wright (1)

Assist Streaks: Dakota Raabe (4) Jared Power, Wright (1)

Point Streaks of 2 or more: Raabe (4)

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