WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – The Idaho Steelheads collected a 3-2 overtime win over the Utah Grizzlies Wednesday night in in front of 4,328 fans at the Maverick Center. Idaho will take on Utah Friday night on the road for game four at 7:10 p.m.
Just 35 seconds into the game A.J. White drove down the center lane in the offensive zone and kicked the puck to the left circle for Wade Murphy (1st). From the left dot Murphy zipped a wrist shot over the glove of Trent Miner giving Idaho a 1-0 lead. Shots were 15-14 in the first in favor of the Steelheads with Idaho taking a 1-0 lead into the dressing room.
Cameron Wright (1st) tied the game at 1-1 with a power-play score at 8:16 of the second period on wrist shot from the top of the left circle upstairs on Adam Scheel. 28 seconds later Dylan Fitze (1st) made it 2-1 Grizzlies cashing on a two on one. At 11:46 of the middle frame just four seconds after a power-play Owen Headrick fired a shot from the right point which was tipped through the high slot by Colton Kehler (1st) and into the back of the cage. The score read 2-2 after 40 minutes of play with second period shots favoring Utah 10-8.
Idaho started overtime on the power-play with a 1:45 seconds carrying over from a hooking minor at the end of the game. Just 26 seconds into overtime after an initial shot was blocked Owen Headrick held the left point and slid the puck to Willie Knieirm (1st) over at the right circle. Knierim fired a low wrist shot beating Trent Miner far side for the 3-2 overtime win.
Adam Scheel made 25 saves on 27 shots in the win while Trent Miner kicked aside 34 of 37 he faced in the loss.
REMAINING SCHEDULE
Game 4 – at Utah Friday, April 28 at 7:10 p.m. (MT)
Game 5 – at Utah Saturday, April 29 at 7:10 p.m. (MT)
Game 6 – at Idaho Monday, May 1 at 7:10 p.m. (MT) *If Necessary*
Game 7 – at Idaho Tuesday, May 2 at 7:10 p.m. (MT) *If Necessary*
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