Steelheads Blank Grizzlies 4-0 to Split Weekend Series

October 30, 2022 – ECHL (ECHL) – Utah Grizzlies News Release

Boise, Idaho – The Utah Grizzlies fall to the Idaho Steelheads 4-0 as Jake Kupsky earned a 23 save shutout and Idaho got 1 goal and 1 assist each from Colton Kehler and Jack Becker.

Neither team scored in the first period. Idaho took a 1-0 lead as Kehler scored on a great pass out in front of the net 14:15 into the second. It was a power play goal. Idaho was 1 for 2 on the power play and Utah was 0 for 3. Less than 3 minutes later Jade Miller made it 2-0 as he scored from the left circle. Idaho led 2-0 after 2 periods.

Ryan Dmowski made it 3-0 when he scored 1:07 into the third. Jack Becker scored from the slot 11:06 into the third to make it a 4-0 game. Ty Pelton-Byce and Patrick Kudla each had 2 assists. The shutout by Kupsky was his 5th career ECHL shutout

Tarun Fizer and Brandon Cutler led Utah with 5 shots each. Cameron Wright had 3 shots on the night and 18 shots in his first 4 pro games. Goaltender Lukas Parik saved 21 of 25 in the loss.

Utah split the 2 game series in Boise, winning 2-1 on Friday night. Idaho picks up their first home win of the season with the 4-0 score. The Grizzlies road trip continues with a 3 game series against the Kansas City Mavericks, beginning on Tuesday, November 1st at 6:05 pm MST. Every Grizzlies game can be seen on FloSports and heard on the Grizzlies YouTube channel.

3 stars

1. Colton Kehler (Idaho) – 1 goal, 1 assist, +2, 2 shots.

2. Jake Kupsky (Idaho) – 23 save shutout.

3. Jack Becker (Idaho) – 1 goal, 1 assist.

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