Thunder Drops Tight Contest on Saturday Night
Published on January 29, 2023 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Idaho Steelheads' Justin Ducharme and Wichita Thunder's Cole Macdonald and Evan Buitenhuis on game night
(Wichita Thunder)
BOISE, ID - In a tightly contested game on Saturday, Wichita fell short for the second night in a row, 3-1, at Idaho Central Arena.
Michal Stinil recorded his 20th goal of the season and Evan Buitenhuis stopped 32 shots in the losing effort.
After a scoreless first, A.J. White gave the Steelheads a 1-0 lead. Matt Register held the puck in the zone after the Thunder failed to clear it. White tipped home a pass from Justin Ducharme and tallied his 14th of the year.
Stinil tied it early in the third. Peter Bates created a turnover inside the Wichita zone, raced back up the ice and found Stinil across the slot.
At 7:35, Nick Canade intercepted a pass near the left circle and beat Buitenhuis to re-gain the lead.
Buitenhuis was lifted for the extra attacker, but Ryan Dmowski found an empty-net at 19:20 to ice the game.
Both teams went 0-for-4 on the power play.
Stinil has goals in back-to-back games three over his last four outings and hit the 50-point plateau.
Wichita returns home on Saturday, February 4 to start a two-game set against Rapid City.
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 Idaho Steelheads' Justin Ducharme and Wichita Thunder's Cole Macdonald and Evan Buitenhuis on game night |
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