WICHITA, KS – Trent Miner earned a 27 save shutout as the Utah Grizzlies got goals from Tyler Penner, Quinn Ryan and Andrew Nielsen in a 3-0 win over the Wichita Thunder on Friday night at INTRUST Bank Arena.
Utah’s Tyler Penner got on the board 16:52 into the first period. Penner now has 2 goals in his last 3 games. Utah has scored first in all 4 games this season. Quinn Ryan scored on a rebound 13:51 into the second. Andrew Nielsen made it 3-0 on a one-timer 1:14 into the third period. It was a 4 on 4 goal Nielsen scored for his first in a Utah uniform.
Miner now has shutouts in back-to-back games as he has saved all 48 shots over the last 2 games. Utah has outscored opponents 7 to 0 over the last 2 contests. Utah was a perfect 6 for 6 on the penalty kill. Utah outshot Wichita 30 to 27. Utah has scored 3 or more goals in all 4 regular season games.
Friday night was the only time Utah will play at INTRUST Bank Arena this season. Wichita will visit the Maverik Center for a 4-game series on December 15, 17-19. The Grizzlies road trip continues on Saturday night at Allen. It will be the first meeting between the clubs since they met in the playoffs last June. Face-off will be at 6:05 pm and can be seen on FloSports and heard on Mixlr.
3 stars: 1. Trent Miner (Utah) – 27 save shutout; 2. Quinn Ryan (Utah) – 1 goal, plus-1 rating; 3. Andrew Nielsen (Utah) – 1 goal, plus-1 rating, 3 shots.
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