Late Power Play Dooms Steelheads in 4-2 Loss to Thunder
March 9, 2019 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release
BOISE, Idaho - A late power play sunk the Idaho Steelheads (35-21-4) in a 4-2 loss to the Wichita Thunder (23-28-9) on Friday night from CenturyLink Arena.
The Thunder grabbed the opening two goals of the night on the first period starting at 4:42 when forward Jason Salvaggio pushed in the rebound off the left post to take a 1-0 lead. Thunder forward Corey Kalk scored from the right circle at 11:12 to double the lead, 2-0, before the end of the frame.
In the second period, the Steelheads took over in all facets of the game. Scoring began at 8:46 of the frame with a blue line shot on the power play from Steelheads defenseman Nolan Gluchowski with the help of a well-timed screen, cutting the deficit in half, 2-1. Steelheads forward Spencer Naas followed up with a shot in the high slot in-transition at 11:30 to erase the deficit and tie the game at 2-2.
The Thunder took advantage of two late power plays to pull ahead. At 14:53, Thunder forward Dyson Stevenson deflected a shot in front of the net on a rebound to edge ahead, 3-2. Then, at 19:01, Thunder forward Quentin Shore scored into an empty net to seal the 4-2 win.
Thunder netminder Dylan Wells (11-5-2) turned away 34 of 36 shots in the win. Steelheads goaltender Colton Point halted three of five shots in 11:12 minutes, and Ryan Faragher (7-6-2) was saddled with the loss while saving 21 of 22 shots.
The Steelheads close Pink in the Rink weekend on Saturday, Mar. 9 at 7:10 p.m. from CenturyLink Arena to end the season set with the Thunder. Tickets are available by calling 208-383-0080 or going online to idahosteelheads.com. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on 1350 KTIK "The Ticket" and at 7:00 p.m. on Cable One Ch. 72 and ECHL.TV.
Single-game tickets and season ticket packages are on sale, with full-season packages starting as low as $300 per seat. Contact the Idaho Steelheads at 208-383-0080 for more information or log on to idahosteelheads.com.
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