It took Idaho just 71 seconds to get on the board as Wade Murphy (13th) raced off the bench and from the right circle fired a wrist show upstairs. With 2:13 to play in the period A.J. White (19th) in front of the net roofed one in the top near corner after a nifty pass from Jordan Kawaguchi. Idaho outshot Allen 10-7 in the period and led 2-0.
After a first period with no penalties each team had two-man advantage opportunities in the second but neither team would score. With 8:44 left in the stanza attacked through the high slot and lasered a shot off the far post into the back of the cage. The Steelheads took a 3-0 lead into the dressing room after 40 minutes of play as they outshot the Americans 14-10 in the middle period.
Zane Franklin (15th) cashed in on a rebound at the near side of the crease 3:57 into the final period making it 4-0. Short-handed at 12:03 of the period Jack Becker (10th) ripped a shot from the near dot into the right corner making it 5-0.
Adam Scheel made 21 saves in the victory while Luke Peressini made 28 saves on 33 shots in the loss.
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