Mavericks Defeat Grizzlies 8-3 on Wednesday Night
Independence, Missouri – The Kansas City Mavericks got hat tricks from Damien Giroux and Max Andreev and David Cotton had 2 goals and 1 assist as they defeated the Utah Grizzlies 8-3 on a Wednesday night at Cable Dahmer Arena.
Giroux got the KC party started 5:44 into the contest with his 17th of the season. 2:15 later it was Max Andreev scoring on a centering pass from Cade Borchardt. Giroux scored his second of the night 10:31 in as the Mavericks took a 3-0 lead.
KC captain David Cotton scored a power play goal 27 seconds into the second period to extend the Mavericks lead to 4-0. Utah got on the board on an unassisted goal from captain Mick Messner 5:47 in. Messner led Utah with 5 shots on goal. Cotton scored his second of the period 12:52 in as the Mavericks took a 5-1 lead.
Early in the third period Andreev scored his second of the night 39 seconds in to make it a 6-1 game. Briley Wood scored Utah’s second unassisted goal of the night 7:47 in. Wood is 7th among league rookies with 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists). Giroux completed the hat trick 14:39 in. Just 58 seconds later Andreev scored his third goal of the night to make it a 8-2 game. Utah’s Cole Gallant scored a 4 on 4 goal 19:08 in to complete the scoring. Gallant has a goal in 3 of his last 5 games.
KC outshot Utah 47 to 26. The Mavericks extend their home winning streak to 11 games. Utah has now lost 5 in a row.
KC defensemen Charlie Wright and Jake McLaughlin were each a +6 in the win. McLaughlin leads all league defensemen with a +37 rating.
The Grizzlies road trip continues on Friday night in Kansas City at 6:05 pm. Tickets for every Grizzlies home game are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000.
3 stars
- Damien Giroux (KC) – 3 goals, 1 assist, +3, 7 shots.
- Max Andreev (KC) – 3 goals, +2, 6 shots.
- David Cotton (KC) – 2 goals, 1 assist, +2, 5 shots.