Grizzlies Weekly: 3 Game Series This Weekend at Maverik Center

Grizzlies Weekly: 3 Game Weekend Series at Maverik Center

West Valley City, Utah – The Utah Grizzlies have a 3 game series at Maverik Center on January 29th-31st against the Allen Americans.

Utah hosts Allen on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:10 pm and on Sunday, January 31st at 1:10 pm. The Grizzlies have a record of 6-3-3-1 and have a standings point in 10 of their 13 games. Allen is in first place in the Western Conference with a record of 10-3. Friday will be the first meeting between the clubs this season. Utah went 3-1-2 against Allen last season.

Last weekend the Grizzlies split a 2 game series at Rapid City. Utah won 3-2 on January 22nd as Trey Bradley scored 2 goals and Matthew Boucher and Hunter Skinner had 2 assists. Brad Barone saved 27 of 29 in his season debut. Riley Woods had 1 goal and 1 assist. The next night Rapid City won 5-4 in overtime. Pat Cannone scored the game tying goal with 2:23 left in regulation to give Utah a standings point. Cannone leads the team with 11 points. Kevin Carr stopped 25 of 30 in his 2020-21 debut. Carr played in 63 games for Utah in 2 previous seasons.

Last Saturday Rapid City won 5-4 in overtime. Matthew Boucher had 1 goal and 2 assists as he continued to shine for the Grizzlies. Boucher had 1 goal and 4 assists in the 2 game series at Rapid City. Boucher has a point in 5 straight games (2 goals, 7 assists). He has multi-point games in 3 of his last 5 games.

It was a great first professional weekend for 19 year old Hunter Skinner, who had 3 assists in 2 games. Skinner played for team USA in the 2021 World Juniors, a tournament won by the Americans. Hunter was a 4th round pick (112th overall) by the New York Rangers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Riley Woods had 1 goal and 4 assists in 3 games last week. He was signed on January 18th ahead of last Monday’s game vs Kansas City. Woods played with the Newfoundland Growlers last season, where he was a teammate of current Grizzlies forward Trey Bradley and defenseman Miles Gendron and Garrett Johnston.

Tickets for all 3 games this weekend are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000. Capacity is limited to 1800 with social distancing and masks required. For continuing updates on the Grizzlies and the 2020-21 season, follow the Grizzlies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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This Week’s Games (All games can be seen on Flohockey.tv and Mixlr)

Friday, January 29, 2021 – Allen at Utah. 7:10 pm.

Saturday, January 30, 2021 - Allen at Utah. 7:10 pm.

Sunday, January 31, 2021 – Allen at Utah. 1:10 pm.

2020-21 Roster

Forwards: Matthew Boucher, Trey Bradley, Pat Cannone, Diego Cuglietta, Matt Hoover, Christian Horn, Jack Jenkins, Mitch Maxwell, Cedric Pare, Jared Pike, Yuri Terao, Joe Wegwerth. AJ White, Riley Woods.

Defenseman: Miles Gendron, Garrett Johnston, Ryker Killins, Alex Lepkowski, Ryan Lowney, Kris Myllari, Hunter Skinner, Teigan Zahn.

Goaltenders: Brad Barone, Evan Buitenhuis, Kevin Carr. 

2020-2021 Regular Season Totals (league rankings)

Overall record: 6-3-3-1

Home record: 4-1-1

Road record: 2-2-2-1

Win percentage: .615 (3rd in Western Conference).

Streak: Lost 1.

Standings Points: 16

Last 10: 4-2-3-1.

Goals per game: 3.15 (Tied 6th in the league).

Goals against per game: 3.08 (8th). 

Shots per game: 33.23 (5th).

Shots against per game: 29.46 (2nd).

Power Play: 17.0 % - 8 for 47 (Tied 4th).

Penalty Kill: 78.3 % - 36 for 46 (12th).

Shorthanded Goals: 4 (Tied for 1st)

Record When Scoring First: 5-2-1.  Utah has scored first in 8 of the 13 games.

Team Leaders (2020-21 season)

Goals: Charlie Gerard (5)

Assists: Diego Cuglietta (8)

Points: Pat Cannone (11)

Plus/Minus: Matt Abt (+8)

PIM: Teigan Zahn (22)

Power Play Points: Pat Cannone (4)

Shots on Goal: Charlie Gerard (44) – 3rd most in the league.

Shooting Percentage: AJ White (22.2 %) Minimum 8 shots.

Game Winning Goals: 6 tied with 1.

Wins: Peyton Jones (4)

Save %: Brad Barone (.931)

Goals Against Average: Barone (2.00).