WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – Hunter Skinner scored his first two professional goals and Matthew Boucher had one goal and one assist to lead the Utah Grizzlies to a 4-3 win over the Allen Americans on Sunday afternoon at Maverik Center.
Utah took a quick lead as Cedric Pare scored his fourth of the season 1:52 into the game. Utah made it 2-0 as 19 year old Hunter Skinner scored his first pro goal two seconds after a Grizzlies power play concluded. Utah led 2-0 after 20 minutes of play, outshooting Allen 12-to-4.
Allen’s Spencer Asuchak got a penalty shot and scored 2:01 into the second. Utah made it 3-1 on a power play goal by Matthew Boucher. Allen responded with a power play goal 8:24 into the period as Matt Register scored his second of the year. Utah led 3-2 after two periods.
Skinner scored his second of the game off a face-off win from Riley Woods. Allen made it 4-3 as Jesse Mychan scored with 4:56 left in the third. Utah held off Allen for the final five minutes to salvage the final game of the series and pick up three out of six standings points in the three game weekend series. Utah outshot Allen 30-to-28. The Americans went 2-for-6 on the power play, while Utah went 1-for-6.
Utah is at Kansas City this Friday and Saturday for a two-game weekend series. Face-off is at 6:05 p.m. both nights. Next homestand the Grizzlies host the Wichita Thunder on February 12th-14th and the Rapid City Rush on February 19th-21st. Tickets for every Grizzlies home game are available at utahgrizzlies.com.
3 stars: 1. Hunter Skinner (Utah) – 2 goals; 2. Matthew Boucher (Utah) – 1 goal, 1 assist; 3. Brad Barone (Utah) – 25 of 28 saves.
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