Steelheads Top Utah, 5-1
December 17, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Idaho Steelheads News Release
Boise, ID- The Idaho Steelheads (20-5-2) never trailed en route to a 5-1 win over the Utah Grizzlies (14-8-2) tonight at Qwest Arena. Ketchum, Idaho's Cody Lampl scored his first professional goal, and rookie center Kevin DeVergilio had a goal and an assist after missing the previous 12 games with an injury.
Kevin DeVergilio was welcomed back to the lineup quickly after he opened the scoring at the 1:20 mark of the first period. For DeVergilio, the power play goal from the top of the right circle was his fifth of the season in just his seventh game, and first game since returning from an injury that caused the rookie center to miss Idaho's last 12 games. Brad Miller also notched an assist on the tally.
At 17:48, Evan Barlow let a shot rip from the same right wing circle and beat Utah's Mitch O'Keefe for his 12th of the season. Weston Tardy and John Swanson assisted on Barlow's power play goal.
Steelheads captain Marty Flichel extended Idaho's lead to 3-0 at 5:24 of the second period on an unassisted goal as an Idaho power play expired; for Flichel, the unassisted goal was his fifth of the season.
At 15:26 of the second period, Evan Barlow streaked to the middle of the ice with the Steelheads killing an Ashton Rome holding penalty, and Matt McKnight joined Barlow on the rush. Barlow found McKnight on a pass through the slot, and McKnight beat O'Keefe for his fourth of the season, and the Steelheads first shorthanded tally of the year. McKnight's goal extended the Steelheads lead to 4-0.
Cody Lampl rifled a one-timer into the net for his first professional goal at 7:33 of the third period to give the Steelheads a 5-0 lead; Mark Derlago and DeVergilio assisted on the Ketchum, Idaho-grown Lampl's goal.
Less than three minutes later, Utah's AJ Perry capitalized off a scrum in front of the Steelheads net to break the shutout, but it would be the only shot to beat Idaho's Rejean Beauchemin.
Beauchemin stopped 21 of 22 shots to improve to 10-3-1 on the season. O'Keefe stopped 24 of 29; he is also 10-3-1 after the loss.
The Steelheads are back in action Friday and Saturday night against the Alaska Aces at Qwest Arena. The puck drops at 7:10 PM.
TONIGHT'S AQUAFINA THREE STARS:
1. CODY LAMPL (IDH)
2. EVAN BARLOW (IDH)
3. KEVIN DEVERGILIO (IDH)
TONIGHT'S COORS LIGHT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: CODY LAMPL (IDH)
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