Steelheads Earn Point in 4-3 Shootout Loss at Rapid City

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Rapid City, SD – The Idaho Steelheads (7-2-0-1, 15pts) fell to the Rapid City Rush (4-6-0-0, 8pts) 4-3 in the shootout Saturday night in front of 3,217 fans at The Monument Arena.

The Steelheads fell behind 2-0 just 2:50 into the game as Ilya Nikolaev would score twice. Jordan Kawaguchi (3rd) cut the deficit down to 2-1 with just 1.5 seconds to play in the first 20 minutes of play. Ty Pelton-Byce would score his first as a Steelhead to tie the game at 2-2 with just 5:50 to play in the middle frame. Max Coatta handed Rapid City a 3-2 advantage at 12:14 of the third period but 3:58 later Pelton-Byce would strike again tying the game at 3-3 to force overtime. Idaho was outshot 7-2 in overtime and was forced to kill of a two-minute minor penalty as the game headed to a shootout. The Rush were able to score twice in the shootout frame while Idaho scored just once.

SCORING

  • 1st, 2:22 | 1-0 RC GOAL: Idaho turned the puck over in the high slot and Ilya Nikolaev would cash in beating Rémi Poirer low glove side.
  • 1st, 2:50 | 2-0 RC GOAL: At the top of the crease Nikolaev was able to bang home a rebound after an initial shot from the point.
  • 1st, 19:58 | 2-1 IDH GOAL: Willie Knierim from the right corner was able to find Jordan Kawaguchi in the left circle who fired it past Daniil Chechelev.
  • 2nd, 14:10 | 2-2 IDH GOAL: From the left circle Zach Walker sent a feed to the right wall to Darren Brady. Brady found Pelton-Byce at the top of the creased who directed it in the back of the net.
  • 3rd, 12:14 | 3-2 RC GOAL: Max Coatta tipped a shot in at the top of the crease on a shot from the point.
  • 3rd, 16:12 | 3-3 IDH GOAL: Owen Headrick fired a shot on net from the right circle and Pelton-Byce cleaned up the rebound.

GAME NOTES

  • Idaho finished 1-for-3 on the power-play while Rapid City was 0-for-4.
  • Steelheads outshot the Rush 41-36.
  • Idaho is (4-1-0-1) vs. Rapid City this season and 52-24-6 all-time including 26-14-2 in Rapid City.
  • Wade Murphy (IR), Jordan Timmons (IR), and Justin Misiak (INJ), Nick Canade (DNP), and Jake Kuspky (DNP) did not dress for Idaho.