What a Night at Maverik Center
Salt Lake City, Utah – The Utah Grizzlies win 4-0 on Teddy Bear Toss night as Kasimir Kaskisuo saved all 20 shots and Luke Manning and Neil Shea each had 1 goal and 1 assist in front of a season high crowd of 6081 at Maverik Center.
Evan Friesen scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal 16:55 into the contest. A team record 5,770 stuffed animals and teddy bears were thrown on the ice. Utah led 1-0 after 20 minutes of play.
Neil Shea gave Utah a 2-0 lead with a power play goal 13:30 into the second period. Utah extended their lead to 3-0 as Reed Lebster scored a buzzer beater with 0.3 seconds remaining in the second period.
Luke Manning scored Utah’s third power play goal of the night 9:02 into the third period to make it a 4-0 game. Kasimir Kaskisuo and company held on for the shutout as Utah’s record goes to 10-12-2 on the season. Kaskisuo is the third different Grizzlies goaltender to register a shutout this season. It’s his 10th professional shutout.
The Grizzlies are on the road for a three-game series before the Christmas break as they are at Kansas City on December 19-20 and at Tulsa on December 21. Utah returns to Maverik Center on December 26-27 vs Idaho. Tickets for every Grizzlies game are available at utahgrizzlies.com.
3 stars
- Kasimir Kaskisuo (Utah) – 20 save shutout.
- Luke Manning (Utah) – 1 goal, 1 assist.
- Eric Friesen (Utah) – Teddy Bear Toss Goal.
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