Allen took a 3-0 lead in the first period from goals Alexandre Ranger and 2 from Shmyr. Utah outshot Allen 11 to 10 in the first period.
Utah got on the board 3:23 into the 2nd period as Walters scored his 17th goal of the season with Taylor Richart and Turner Ottenbreit getting assists. Walters has a point in 4 straight games. Walters led all Grizzlies skaters with 8 shots on goal.
Adam Miller made it a 4-1 Allen lead as he scored 4:52 into the second period. Allen extended the lead as Spencer Asuchak scored his 18th of the season with 18 seconds left in the second period.
Utah cut in the lead as they scored power play goals from Herbert and Carroll and with 7:57 left it was a 5-3 game. Allen’s Dante Salituro scored an empty net goal with 2:49 left to finish up the scoring.
Allen goaltender C.J. Motte had a solid game in net, stopping 33 of 36 shots. Utah’s Kevin Carr stopped 28 of 33.
Utah finished 3 for 7 on the power play. Utah has 8 power play goals in their last 4 games. Allen went 1 for 7 on the power play.
Grizzlies head to Wichita for a game on March 27th. Face-off is at 6:00 pm MST. Next home game for the playoff bound Utah Grizzlies is April 6th for Fan Appreciation weekend vs Idaho. Playoff dates and match-up is still TBD.
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