WHEELING, WV – Ryan Lowney scored the game winning goal with 5:01 left in the third period as the Utah Grizzlies defeated the Wheeling Nailers 4-3 at WesBanco Arena on Saturday night.
Wheeling got on the board first as Austin Fyten got his 9th of the season 5:11 into the game. Utah tied the game 7:50 into the first as AJ White scored on the power play. Miles Gendron added a goal 3 minutes later for his 5th of the year. Utah led 2-1 after 20 minutes, outshooting the Nailers 13 to 10.
Hunter Skinner scored a goal while clearing the puck out of his zone on the penalty kill. It his the glass and somehow got past Wheeling goalie Alex D’Orio to make it 3-1. Wheeling tied the game with second period goals by Aaron Thow and Lawton Courtnall. The game was tied at 3-3 after two periods.
Lowney scored the game winner six seconds into a power play as Utah went 2-for-8 on the man advantage. Wheeling was 0-for-4 on the power play. Utah has six power play goals in the last three games and another goal that was scored one second after a power play ended.
Brad Barone picked up his team leading 5th win of the season as he stopped 27 of 30. Wheeling’s D’Orio saved 30 for 34. Trey Bradley had 3 assists in the win. Pat Cannone had 2 assists. Cannone has a point in 8 straight games. Riley Woods had 2 assists and got in a fight with Sean Josling with 5.5 seconds left in regulation.
The rubber match will be tomorrow at 2:10 p.m. mountain time in Wheeling. The next homestand for Utah will be March 12th-14th vs Allen.
3 stars: 1. Ryan Lowney (Utah) – Game Winning Goal with 5:01 left in the 3rd period; 2. Hunter Skinner (Utah) – Shorthanded goal, 8 shots on goal; 3. Austin Fyten (Wheeling) – 1 goal. 4 shots.
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