WICHITA, Kan. (Nov. 11) – Anson Thornton made 43 saves on Wednesday morning, holding Wichita off the board in a 2-0 loss to Idaho at INTRUST Bank Arena.
The Thunder outshot the Steelheads, 17-4, in the opening frame and 43-21 in the contest, but failed to beat the young netminder who claimed his first shutout as a pro.
Mason Nevers broke the ice at 15:19 of the second. He took a pass near the Thunder line, skated into the middle and fired a shot through a screen that beat Connor Hasley.
Wichita kept the pressure on Thornton down the stretch, unloading another 17 shots in the third.
After a timeout and Hasley taken off for the extra attacker. Nick Portz found an empty net to close the scoring.
The Thunder were blanked for the third time this year. Wichita had a season-high in shots with 43.
Wichita went 0-for-3 on the power play. Idaho was 0-for-2 on the power play.
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