WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – The Utah Grizzlies scored 3 goals in 51 seconds from 3:42 into the third period to 4:33 of the third to turn a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 Utah Grizzlies victory as they sweep the Tulsa Oilers in a 3 game series at Maverik Center.
Tulsa scored first at Robby Jackson skated into the slot and fired one past Martin Ouellette to make it a 1-0 game 3:53 into the first. Tulsa led 1-0 after one period, having outshot Utah 14 to 8 for the frame. Utah outshot Tulsa 28 to 15 in the final two periods, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the process.
Yuri Terao scored a power play goal 8:49 into the second period on a pass from Mitch Maxwell. Utah went 2-for-6 on the power play, while the penalty kill was a perfect 4-for-4.
It was a 1-1 game early in the third when Tim Mcgauley scored a power play goal 3:42 in. It was McGauley’s 12th of the season. He ended the month with 10 goals and 15 assists and was a plus-22.
Forty-one seconds later, Josh Anderson made it a 3-1 game. It was his first of the season with Utah as he had one goal with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. Anderson has two career ECHL goals, both of them coming against Tulsa. Ten seconds later, Peter Tischke added some insurance with his 2nd of the season.
Utah finished the month of December with a 9-1-2 record. They have standings points in 12 of their last 13 games. Utah is now in 3rd place in the Mountain division with 39 points, only 2 behind Idaho for 2nd place.
The Grizzlies begin the new decade with a key 3-game weekend series against the Rapid City Rush. Their next game is on Friday, January 3rd at 7 pm. It’s Knock Your Socks Off presented by Ford. It’s a sock drive. Fans are encouraged to bring new and packaged socks to throw on the ice after the Grizzlies first goal.
3 Stars: 1. Martin Ouellette (Utah) – 28 of 29 saves; 2. Josh Anderson (Utah) – 1 goal, +1; 3. Yuri Terao (Utah) – 1 goal, +1, 6 shots
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