STEELHEADS EDGED OUT 3-1 SATURDAY NIGHT VS. GRIZZLIES

STEELHEADS EDGED OUT 3-1 SATURDAY NIGHT VS. GRIZZLIES 

BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (37-14-2-1, 77pts) fell to the Utah Grizzlies (25-29-1-0, 51pts) Saturday night by a final score of 3-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 5,167 fans at the Idaho Central Arena. It was the 27^th sellout in the 28^th game including the 25^th consecutive. 

Brandon Cutler gave Utah a 1-0 lead at 8:42 of the first period sending a wrist shot from the right circle into the top near corner. Parker Aucoin (3^rd) provided the equalizer with 5:11 to play in the frame as Matt Register picked a pass of down the right wing in the neutral zone and Idaho went in on a two-on-one where Register fed Aucoin back door. The score was 1-1 after the opening 20 minutes with shots favoring Idaho 12-11. 

Kyle Mayhew scored the lone goal in the second period at 9:11 with a wrist shot from the high slot low near side giving the Grizzlies a 2-1 advantage which they took into the third period outshooting Idaho 15-10 in the period. 

With shots just 6-5 Idaho in the final 20 minutes of play Dylan Fitze scored an empty netter with 25 seconds left handing Utah a 3-1 win.  

Jared Moe made 28 saves 30 shots in the loss while Will Cranley turned aside 27 of the 28 shots he faced. 

BOX SCORE

ICCU Three Stars

1. Kyle Mayhew (UTA, 1-0-1, +1, 5 shots) 
2. Brandon Cutler (UTA, 1-0-1, 3 shots) 
3. Jared Moe (IDH, 28 saves) 

GAME NOTES

• Idaho went 0-for-2 on the power-play while Utah was 0-for-1. 
• Idaho was outshot 31-28.    
• Idaho is 133-65-27 all-time vs. Utah and 63-35-13 in Boise. The Steelheads are 7-1-1 vs. Utah this season.  
• Sam Sternschein (IR), Bryan Thomson (IR), Wade Murphy (INJ), Nick Canade (DNP), and Lincoln Erne (DNP) did not dress for Idaho. 
• Parker Aucoin increased his point streak to eight-games (3-7-10) 
• Matt Register tallied an assist for his 100^th point as a Steelhead.
• A.J. White played in his 400^th game as a Steelhead.

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