Colella Scores First Professional Goal in Grizzlies Series Opener Loss | Pro Hockey News

Salt Lake City, Utah – Michael Colella scored his first professional goal 9:28 into the second period in the Utah Grizzlies 4-1 loss to the Kansas City Mavericks before a crowd of 5,095 at Maverik Center.

Neither team scored in the first period, with Utah outscoring Kansas City 10 to 8. The Mavericks got on the board in the first 47 seconds of the second period when Nolan Sullivan scored his fifth goal of the season. Marcus Crawford extended the Kansas City lead with a power play goal 3:21 in. Michael Colella got Utah on the board when he redirected Luc Salem’s shot. Colella scored 37 goals in his five-year college career. Colella is the ninth different Grizzlies skater to score his first professional goal this season.

Charlie Wright scored for KC on a one-timer from the right wing at 11:18 to make it a 3-1 game. Jack Randl scored on an empty net 17:13 into the third period to complete the scoring.

KC goalie Logan Terness stopped 21 of 22 as his record moves to 6-1 on the season. Utah’s Dylan Wells stopped 30 of 33.

Colella, Mike Gelatt and Mathieu Boislard each made their Grizzlies debuts. Shawn Kennedy made his Maverik Center debut. John Gelatt and his brother Mike each played for Utah, becoming only the second pair of brothers to play together in Grizzlies history. Paul and Tim Crowder were teammates at Utah during the 2010-11 season.

The series continues Saturday evening at 7:10 PM. Tickets for every Grizzlies home game are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000.

3 stars

1. Logan Terness (KC) – 21 of 22 saves.
2. Marcus Crawford (KC) – 1 goal, +1, 1 shot.
3. Michael Colella (Utah) – First professional goal.