John Mulhern is back with his almost live article as the Idaho Steelheads returned home for Game 4 against the Utah Grizzlies in the Western Conference Quarterfinals on Friday night. Coming into the game, Idaho held a 2-1 lead in the series off the strength of a Jason Bast overtime goal in game one and a Patrick Cullity overtime goal in game 3.
The Utah Grizzlies defeated the Idaho Steelheads by a final score of 4-1 on the strength of superb goaltending from Igor Bobkov and timely scoring as the Idaho Steelheads directed 43 shots on net to Utah’s 20.