WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – Martin Ouellette saved 22 of 23 and Yuri Terao, Griffen Molino and Josh Dickinson scored goals to lead the Utah Grizzlies to a 3-1 victory over the Rapid City Rush on President’s Day at Maverik Center.
Terao scored his 16th goal of the season 3:27 in to give Utah a 1-0 lead. Terao has four goals in his last four games for the Grizzlies, who with 69 standings points are six points ahead of Idaho for 2nd place in the Mountain Division. Utah led 1-0 after one period, outshooting Rapid City 13 to 5.
Eight minutes and 21 seconds into the second, it was Molino who scored on a nice move around the net for his 21st of the year. Molino has six goals and ten assists in his last ten games. The Grizzlies extended the lead to 3-0 after Dickinson scored his 16th goal in 24 games this season 12:58 in the second.
Rapid City scored with 2:33 left in regulation to avoid the shutout. Tanner Karty tallied his 6th of the season for the Rush, who are 27-20-4 on the season and are in 4th place in the Mountain division with 58 points.
The Grizzlies have won four in a row and will try to extend it to five when they face the Rush on Wednesday night at Maverik Center. It’s a Wild Wednesday and Bud Light College Night with six dollar student tickets.
3 Stars: 1. Martin Ouellette (Utah) – 22 of 23 saves; 2. Yuri Terao (Utah) – 1 goal. 6 shots; 3.Mitch Maxwell (Utah) – 1 assist.
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