Game Day - Utah Grizzlies vs Stockton Thunder

Utah finally pulled themselves out of a losing streak on Saturday night, just in time to face off against Stockton. Utah hasn't had the greatest of luck against the Thunder this year, mainly because - in our opinion - the boys refuse to play their own game against Stockton and rather slip into the defensive, committing penalty after penalty instead of scoring goal after goal. Hopefully with some discipline, the Grizzlies can pull this one off.

Stockton has the interesting statistic of going 18-0-3 when they lead after the 2nd period. That's a lot of wins. Utah will need to be on their toes to keep the Thunder at bay through the first 40 and maintain their defense in the final 20, instead of getting sidetracked into the circus atmosphere that tends to occur when playing Stockton. Either way, the Grizzlies should be on the lookout for Fraser Clair who leads the Thunder with 8 points against Utah.

Over the last few games, the Grizzlies have been able to pull themselves back up to third on the power play. We're able to accept this a bit better than when they fell to 6th.

The Grizzlies picked up some new blood this week with the return of Shea Guthrie to the Utah line. Also, sounds like Paul McIlveen decided to show up (apparently he didn't report after the trade, hence the suspension) and will dress tonight. You can also expect Kevin Deeth to add to the mix as he leads rookies in assists with 36.

Start the series off right, Grizzlies.