Steelheads come up just short against Rush

BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (2-2-0) could not suppress a late charge by the Rapid City Rush (2-1-0) in a 5-4 loss on Friday night from Idaho Central Arena.THE GAME’S STORY
The Steelheads struck first for the first time this season early in the game on a one-time shot from forward Yauheni Aksiantsiuk (2:08 1st) for the 1-0 advantage. The Rush answered with back-to-back tallies to close out the opening period before the Steelheads found life in the second period. Steelheads forward Luc Brown (3:49 2nd) started the three-unanswered goal stretch early in the frame to level the score, 2-2, before forward Will Merchant (Power Play goal, 13:58 2nd; 0:31 3rd) notched his first two of the season to push the advantage by two. However, the Rush added three in the final frame while the Steelheads couldn’t come back in the 5-4 loss.

ICCU 3 STARS OF THE GAME
1. IDH – Will Merchant (2 goals)
2. RC – Stephen Baylis (2 goals)
3. IDH – Yauheni Aksiantsiuk (1 goal, 1 assist)

STEELHEADS STANDOUTS
– Will Merchant: Merchant broke through with his first two goals of the season in back-to-back tallies during the losing effort. He now shares third on the team in goals.
– Luc Brown: Brown added his third goal of the season in the second period, moving him to second on the team in that category.
– Yauheni Aksiantsiuk: Aksiantsiuk earned his third multi-point game of the season with his goal and assist, moving him into the scoring lead with six points (2 goals, 4 assists).

CATCH OF THE DAY
The Steelheads scored on the power play for the third time in four games, still sitting at 30 percent (6-for-20) on the season. Their six tallies on the man-advantage keeps them atop the ECHL in that category. The Steelheads share the most games with power play goals so far this season.

BECAUSE IDAHO SCORED FOUR…
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ATTENDANCE: 4,672

LOOKING AHEAD
The Steelheads conclude their two-game weekend against the Rush on Saturday, October 30th at 7:10 p.m. from Idaho Central Arena.

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