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Saturday, January 3rd

Thunder Dominates Grizzles on Saturday Night

Thunder Dominates Grizzles on Saturday Night

WICHITA, Kan. (Jan. 3) – Wichita closed a three-game series against Utah on Saturday night, earning a dominating 6-1 victory at INTRUST Bank Arena. 

The line of Kyle Jeffers, Ryan Finnegan and Spencer Blackwell combined for eight points and finished a +9. Roddy Ross claimed the win, stopping 41 shots. 

Peter Bates opened the scoring 5:38 into the first period. He made a terrific move across the slot to get past Dylan Wells and slipped it into the net for his ninth of the year.

At 14:58, Jeffers connected for his fifth of the season to make it 2-0. Finnegan made a great play up the ice, fed a pass across to the left circle and Jeffers fired home a one-timer. The play was reviewed to make sure it went in the net and was deemed a good goal. 

John Gormley made it 3-0 at 18:42. He took a shot from the right boards that slipped under the arm of Wells for his second of the season. 

Early in the second, Kyle Crnkovic made it 3-0 on the power play. Jay Dickman took a shot from the left boards. Crnkovic somehow got his stick on the puck and redirected it past Wells for his 15th of the campaign. 

Spencer Blackwell increased the lead to 4-0 at 10:32. He stepped through the slot around a defender and unloaded a shot through Wells. 

Colby Enns snapped the shutout bid for the Grizzlies at 14:36. Wichita was about to receive a penalty during a delayed call. Wells went to the bench for the extra attacker. Enns collected a pass across the slot from Aiden Hanson-Bukata and found a wide-open net. 

Donavan Houle ended the scoring at 16:30 of the third period. He hammered home a one-timer in transition for his ninth of the season to make it 6-1.

Six different players found the back of the net. The Thunder closed the weekend with 13 goals in its last two games. 

Peter Bates has points in six of his last seven. Jeffers had a season-high three points. Finnegan tallied a season-high three helpers. Dickman has four assists in his last three games and points in five-straight. Crnkovic has six points in his last two contests and points in five of his last six. Donavan Houle has points in four-straight.

Wichita went 1-for-5 on the power play. Utah didn't have a chance on the man advantage. 

The Thunder heads on the road for the next two games in the Dallas Metroplex against Allen starting on Wednesday night.

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