Utah Grizzlies blow 2-goal lead and lose shootout

Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008 12:24 a.m. MDT
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The Utah Grizzlies (30-28-1-7) were unable to hold a 2-0 third period lead and settled for one point Saturday night, falling 3-2 in a shootout to Victoria.

The Salmon Kings tied the game with 14.7 seconds remaining in regulation on a power-play goal.

Utah rookie goaltender Wylie Rogers set an all-time Grizzlies record with 59 saves in the game; stopping 59 of 61 shots he saw through overtime and four of five in the shootout.

The Grizzlies took a 1-0 lead in the first with Micheal Haley redirecting a Jeff Dwyer shot. Later, Ryan Kinasewich fed Keith Johnson in the slot for his team-leading 26th goal of the year.

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I've tried to never worry about the "calling up" syndrome...

Steve | March 26, 2008 at 11:04 a.m.

so what are the Grizz' chances of moving forward in the playoffs...

Gretzky | March 25, 2008 at 10:30 p.m.

As far as I can tell from the ECHL site, Utah seems to be pretty...

Steve | March 25, 2008 at 2:28 p.m.