ECHL Utah Grizzlies

Stockton Hands Utah Just 2nd Loss in 11 Games

Published on February 1, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


Stockton, California - The Stockton Thunder added a late empty-netter and defeated the Utah Grizzlies (20-17-4-3) 5-2 Saturday night at Stockton Arena.

The loss is just the second for Utah in their last 11 games as they dropped to 7-2-1-1 in the span. The Grizzlies hold a five-point lead on idle Bakersfield and maintain a seven-point lead on Alaska for fourth place in the Pacific Division as the Aces fell at home to Colorado Saturday.

The Grizzlies took a 1-0 lead 7:57 into the first period as T.J. Syner skated in for his sixth goal of year on a feed up ice from Barry Almeida. Stockton added two later to take a 2-1 first intermission lead.

Grizzlies goaltender Ryan Faragher stopped a season-high 17 shots in the second period to keep the 2-1 score going to the third.

In the third, Stockton made it 3-1 as T.J. Syner laid injured in the circle and Stockton found an open man in front.

The Grizzlies though made it 3-2 as they kept a play alive after Camden Wojtala was stopped on a breakaway and Alex Krushelnyski fed Kevin Lind for his fifth goal of the year. After the Grizzlies were unable to score on a five minute power-play, Stockton rang a puck off of a post to make it 4-2 and then scored into an empty-net to make it 5-2.

The Grizzlies are next in action Wednesday in Idaho at 7 p.m.

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