Steelheads Fall in Series Finale to Rush, 3-1

BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Steelheads (40-24-5) fall 3-1 to the Rapid City Rush (29-32-9) in the final game of the season set on Saturday night from CenturyLink Arena in front of 5,244 fans, marking the 16th sellout of the season.

The first period was filled with dust-ups and fights, however there was only one tally but in favor of the Rush. At 9:29, Rush defenseman Dylan Quaile slipped a shot from the blue line through traffic and by the waiting netminder to edge ahead 1-0.

After the dust settled and clean play took over in the second period, the Steelheads locked in and controlled the momentum. The Steelheads also cashed in on their lone goal of the night at 11:33 when forward Steve McParland re-directed a blueline shot into the net from defenseman Charlie Dodero to tie the game at 1-1.

The Rush didn’t have many opportunities in the third period, but they re-gained the lead at 11:36 with a laser shot by forward Zach Fischer to push back ahead 2-1. Rush forward Alex Rauter finished the night with an empty net goal at 18:46 to seal the 3-1 win.

Rush goaltender Adam Carlson (21-16-6) halted 39 of 40 shots in the win, while Steelheads netminder Ryan Faragher (8-7-2) turned aside 23 of 25 shots in the loss.

The Steelheads close the home schedule of the 2018-19 regular season on Friday, Apr. 5 at 7:10 p.m. at CenturyLink Arena to open a three-game weekend against the Utah Grizzlies. Tickets are available by calling 208-383-0080 or going to idahosteelheads.com. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on 1350 KTIK-AM and at 7:00 p.m. on Cable One Channel 72 and ECHL.TV.

Tickets for the 2019 U.S. Bank Kelly Cup Playoffs, presented by SmileDirectClub, will be available in the coming weeks, so follow idahosteelheads.com to see when tickets go on sale. Single-game tickets and ticket packages are available for the rest of the 2018-19 season. Contact the Idaho Steelheads at 208-383-0080 for more information or log on to idahosteelheads.com.