Brahmas turned up the heat, forcing some highlight reel saves by Cutthroats' goaltender Kent Patterson, including a breakaway robbery, some mad scrambles in the crease, and a diving save that left Fox shaking his head in disbelief. Patterson's teammates weren't leaving him out to dry, though, as they sacrificed their bodies to block shots. It's something Armstrong has emphasized lately, and the work has shown. Unfortunately, it just wasn't enough. Between the aggressive play by the Fort Worth forwards and the calm backstopping by goalie Brad Fogal, the Fish just couldn't get their offense going. In the second half of the third, a four-on-four scrum erupted in the corners after Jamie MacQueen was sent crashing hard into the boards. It ended with Mario Boilard and Mike Towns of the Fish and Riley Boychuk and Adam Hogg of the Brahmas getting matching roughing penalties. Surprisingly, Boilard was given an extra unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, served by Brad Smyth, leaving his team down a man. The Cutthroats never recovered, and Fort Worth tacked on two more goals -- Sy Nutkevitch with a shot from his knees and TJ Fox with the empty netter. Denver looks to recover from the poor performance as they hit the road again. They visit Rapid City to face the Rush on Wednesday and Friday; then the Fish return home for two more games against Rapid City on Saturday and Sunday. Postgame Notes: Denver now leads the season series against Fort Worth with a 2-1-0 record... With tonight's loss