Idaho Steelheads lose to Colorado, fall into three-way tie for first

Kruise Reddick scored an equalizer late in the first period, but Colorado responded with three second-period goals en route to a 5-1 victory over Idaho in an ECHL hockey game Saturday night.

The Steelheads (36-23-10) have lost five of their past six games since March 19, including four to the Eagles (39-26-4) in nine days. Colorado did its work on just 19 shots against Idaho goaltender Branden Komm. Philippe Desrosiers was recalled Saturday by the AHL’s Texas Stars.

Utah (38-26-6) joins the tie for the West Division lead with 82 points after a 2-0 home win over Alaska. Idaho and Colorado have three games left; Utah has two.

This story was originally published April 2, 2016 at 11:43 PM with the headline "Idaho Steelheads lose to Colorado, fall into three-way tie for first."