Wildcatters go down in Utah 6-2 to Grizzlies
March 2, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Texas Wildcatters News Release
West Valley City, UT (March 2, 2007) Bill Kinkel and Jimmie Kraft scored two goals each as the Utah Grizzlies won their second straight, defeating the Wildcatters (31-18-5-4) 6-2 in front of 4,210 at The E Center. Colin Nicholson and Kevin Baker scored for Texas as each team rotated goals through the first period and into the second.
Utah took control at the 5:32 mark of period number two as Jimmie Kraft scored the first of his two on the evening to give Utah a one goal lead. Then Bill Kinkel beat goaltender Matt Yeats with a one timer from right in front of the net to put Utah ahead 4-2 after two periods. D.J. Jelitto and Kraft added third period goals to give the Grizzlies their second win in a row and hand the Wildcatters their fourth consecutive loss.
The Wildcatters out shot Utah 35 to 33. Texas ended up 1 for 9 on the power play and Utah finished 2 for 4. Matt Yeats received a rest in the third period as Derek Classen came in to play 3:42.
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