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Steelheads surge to brink of division lead

Published on February 8, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


No team in the ECHL has fashioned a better record since Dec. 11 than the Idaho Steelheads. Idaho has posted an 18-5-1 record since that date and has moved from fifth place in the West Division and eight points behind first-place to Utah to second place and just one point behind the Grizzlies.

Last week, the Steelheads took two of three games from West Division rival Alaska. After suffering a 6-1 loss in the first game of the series on Wednesday, Idaho rebounded with a 2-1 victory on Friday. Jake Fallon scored both of the Steelheads' goals while Jack Campbell stopped 31 of the 32 shots he faced to pick up the win in goal.

On Saturday, Idaho rallied from an early 2-1 deficit to score the final four goals of the game en route to a 5-2 win over the Aces. Radoslav Illo, who was acquired in a trade with Norfolk on Friday, notched a pair of goals in his Steelheads' debut, while Jake Rutt scored his first career goal in his 46th career game and added a pair of assists. Three other Steelheads - Corbin Baldwin, Andre Bouvet-Morrissette and Torin Snydeman - recorded multi-point games and Campbell made 39 saves to earn the win.

A pair of Steelheads rank among the league scoring leaders. Rob Linsmayer is tied for 11th with 41 points (12g-29a) and Emil Molin is tied for 17th with 38 points (19g-19a). Molin is also tied for sixth in the league with 19 goals. Jefferson Dahl is tied for the league lead with nine power-play goals while Zach Yuen leads defensemen, and is tied for third overall in the league, with 17 power-play points (3g-14a).

Campbell qualified for the league goaltending leader board over the weekend, and sits atop the ECHL with a 1.73 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage while posting an 11-4-0 record in 15 games. His three shutouts are tied for second in the league.

The Steelheads face Utah in a home-and-home series this weekend, hosting the Grizzlies on Friday before heading to West Valley City on Saturday.

A look ahead

Games to watch in the ECHL during the week ahead. Watch ECHL games live on ECHL.TV.

Eastern Conference

Adirondack at Reading (Saturday and Sunday)

The Thunder are seven points ahead of the Royals in the East Division standings. Reading enters the week in seventh place of the Eastern Conference standings, as teams six through 10 are separated by just eight points.

Western Conference

Utah at Idaho (Friday) / Idaho at Utah (Saturday)

Just one point separates the two teams for first place in the West Division. The Steelheads have won six of the eight head-to-head meetings so far this season. After this weekend, the teams will meet three more times.

Divisions

East Division

- Michael Kirkpatrick is tied for third among rookies with 11 power-play points (6g-5a).

- The Thunder are 15-3-3 when outshot by their opponent.

- Adirondack hosts Elmira on Tuesday and Wheeling on Friday before visiting Reading on Saturday and Sunday.

- Cason Hohmann is tied for third among rookies with 16 goals.

- Elmira has a league-high five shootout wins.

- The Jackals are at Florida on Friday and Saturday and Orlando on Sunday.

- Maxim Kitsyn has at least one point in 13 of his last 14 games (8g-9a).

- The Monarchs are tied for second with 16 road wins (16-8-1).

- Manchester hosts Wheeling on Sunday.

- Greg Chase is fifth with a 23.9 percent shooting percentage (11-for-46).

- Norfolk is 12-1-0 when leading after two periods.

- The Admirals host Reading on Friday and travel to Greenville on Saturday.

- Justin Crandall has a team-leading 11 multi-point games.

- The Royals have tied their team record with eight shutouts this season.

- Reading travels to Norfolk on Friday and hosts Adirondack on Saturday and Sunday.

North Division

- Chris Auger leads Brampton with 14 goals.

- The Beast are seventh on the power play at home at 19.6 percent (19-for-97).

- Brampton hosts Toledo on Friday, visits the Walleye on Saturday and hosts Kalamazoo on Sunday.

- Joel Martin stopped 76 the 79 shots he faced in two games last week.

- Kalamazoo is 10-4-2 against North Division opponents.

- The K-Wings are at Cincinnati on Wednesday and Evansville on Friday, host Fort Wayne on Saturday and travel to Brampton on Sunday.

- Joel Chouinard is tied for second among defensemen with 15 power-play points (3g-12a).

- The Walleye are 17-4-1 when scoring first.

- Toledo visits Brampton on Friday and hosts the Beast on Saturday and Fort Wayne on Sunday.

- Chris Ciotti has five points (3g-2a) in six games since joining the Nailers.

- Wheeling is tied for fifth with seven shorthanded goals.

- The Nailers are at Adirondack on Friday and Manchester on Sunday.

South Division

- Matt Register is tied for fourth among defensemen with five power-play goals.

- Atlanta is league's sixth-least penalized team with 12.32 penalty minutes per game.

- The Gladiators are at Orlando on Friday and Saturday.

- Mark Nemec is tied for second among defensemen in plus-minus at +21.

- The Everblades are 8-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

- Florida hosts Orlando on Wednesday and Elmira on Friday and Saturday.

- Kodie Curran notched a career-high three assists on Friday at Orlando.

- Greenville is 13-3-3 when scoring at least one power-play goal.

- The Swamp Rabbits host Norfolk on Saturday.

- T.J. Foster is tied for first among rookies with 17 goals.

- Orlando is tied for fourth with 3.16 goals per game.

- The Solar Bears travel to Florida on Wednesday and host Atlanta on Friday and Saturday and Elmira on Sunday.

- David Pacan is on an eight-game point streak (6g-6a).

- South Carolina is 11-for-11 on the penalty kill over its last three games.

- The Stingrays are at Missouri on Tuesday, Tulsa on Wednesday and Wichita on Friday and Saturday.

Midwest Division

- Andrew Yogan has five points in his last three games (3g-2a).

- The Cyclones are 17-2-0 when leading after two periods.

- Cincinnati hosts Kalamazoo on Wednesday, Fort Wayne on Friday and Evansville on Saturday before visiting the IceMen on Sunday.

- Alex Wideman is tied for second among rookies with seven power-play assists.

- Evansville is 8-2-2 when scoring first.

- The IceMen host Fort Wayne on Tuesday and Kalamazoo on Friday, travel to Cincinnati on Saturday and host the Cyclones on Sunday.

- Brett Perlini has at least one point in 18 of his last 21 games (9g-14a).

- The Komets have killed 46 consecutive opponent power plays and 72 of the last 73.

- Fort Wayne visits Evansville on Tuesday, Cincinnati on Wednesday, Kalamazoo on Saturday and Toledo on Sunday.

- Alex Lavoie leads the Fuel with 34 points (9g-25a).

- Indy is 19-9-2 against Midwest Division opponents.

- The Fuel are at Missouri on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Brady Brassart is on a six-game point streak (2g-4a).

- The Mallards have killed 14 of their opponents' last 15 power plays and 28 of the last 30.

- Quad City is at Tulsa on Friday and Saturday.

Central Division

- Joel Rumpel earned his first career shutout in Friday's 2-0 win over Utah.

- Allen is 21-2-2 when scoring first.

- The Americans visit Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Josh Robinson extended his ECHL-record winning streak to 19 in Saturday's 2-1 win over Colorado.

- The Mavericks play eight home games in a 14-day span beginning on Tuesday.

- Missouri hosts South Carolina on Tuesday and Indy on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Dan DeSalvo has at least one point in seven of his last eight games (2g-9a).

- Tulsa is fourth with 27.49 shots-against per game.

- The Oilers host South Carolina on Wednesday, Quad City on Friday and Saturday and Wichita on Sunday.

- Ian Lowe has goals in three of his last four games.

- The Thunder have not allowed a power-play goal in their last three games.

- Wichita hosts South Carolina on Friday and Saturday and travels to Tulsa on Sunday.

West Division

- Justin Breton is third with 153 shots on goal.

- Alaska is fourth on the power play at 19.6 percent (28-for-143).

- The Aces host Allen on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Johnny Lazo has 15 points (10g-5a) in 11 games since signing with Colorado.

- The Eagles are one of just two teams to have not gone to a shootout this season.

- Colorado hosts Rapid City on Wednesday and Saturday and visits the Rush on Friday.

- Jake Fallon had the first multi-goal performance of his career in Friday's 2-1 win over Alaska.

- Idaho is 14-7-3 when outshot by its opponent.

- The Steelheads host Utah on Friday and visit the Grizzlies on Saturday.

- Danny Battochio is third with 803 saves.

- The Rush are 11-1-0 when leading after two periods.

- Rapid City is at Colorado on Wednesday and Saturday and hosts the Eagles on Friday.

- Alex Krushelnyski is tied for sixth with 19 goals.

- Utah has won 14 of its last 17 games at home.

- The Grizzlies travel to Idaho on Friday and host the Steelheads on Saturday.

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