CHL SteelHounds squander chances, suffer first shutout of the season

WINDSOR, Colo. -- The Youngstown SteelHounds (10-13-1) had too many missed opportunities on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 5,289 fans in the Budweiser Events Center as the Colorado Eagles (18-5-1) used a first period shorthanded goal scored by Ryan Tobler to take a 1-0 victory.
It was the first shutout this season for the SteelHounds, who missed on 13 power plays.
The Eagles used the high altitude to their advantage in the first period, jumping all over the SteelHounds. Youngstown had three early power-play chances, but Colorado used those situations to their advantage as Ryan Tobler scored a shorthanded goal at the 6:26 mark.
The Eagles outshot the Hounds 12-5 in the period as David St. Germain made 11 saves for Youngstown.
The Eagles outshot Youngstown 18-8 in the second period with Youngstown squandering eight power-play chances.
The Hounds had their chances in the third, including a 5-on-3 advantage late in the period, but were unable to find the back of the net. Colorado outshot the Hounds 12-7 in the period.
The final shots favored Colorado 42-20 with St. Germain making 41 saves. Paulo Colaiacovo made 20 saves to earn the shutout.
Youngstown returns home for a pair of games with Amarillo starting Thursday.