Kyle Keyser Saves All 29 Shots in a Utah 2-0 Victory at Wichita

Grizzlies Win 2-0 on a 29 Save Kyle Keyser Shutout

Wichita, Kansas – Kyle Keyser earned a 29 save shutout in his Grizzlies debut as Utah got goals from Luke Manning and Neil Shea in a 2-0 victory over the Wichita Thunder in front of a crowd of 11,860 on a Friday night at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Neither team scored in the first period as Utah outshot Wichita 13 to 8 in the frame and 32 to 29 in the contest. Luke Manning got Utah on the board as he redirected a Reed Lebster shot 8:11 into the second period. Neil Shea scored a power play goal from the left wing 19:19 in. Shea has a goal in four straight games. Lebster got an assist in each of Utah’s two second period goals. Tyler Gratton got a power play apple as he now leads Utah with 6 assists on the season.

Keyser earned his sixth career professional shutout. He has 3 AHL shutouts, 2 in the ECHL and 1 in Russia last season. He matches his OHL shutout total as he had 6 shutouts for the Oshawa Generals. It’s Utah’s second shutout of the season as Dylan Wells stopped all 46 Idaho shots on October 24^th.

Utah was 1 for 3 on the power play and 3 for 3 on the penalty kill.

The Grizzlies are back on the Maverik Center ice on Friday, October 14 vs Idaho. Tickets are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000.

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