Wild Down Moose, 3-1
December 18, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release
The Manitoba Moose (11-12-2-2) and Iowa Wild (13-13-2-0) opened a two game set today in Des Moines, IA. The Moose found themselves dealing with some early penalties and Iowa took advantage of Manitoba's second minor. Alex Tuch opened up Sam Anas who had time to zero in on the top corner and pick it over Eric Comrie's shoulder to open the scoring 8:22 into the game. Just shy of four minutes later, a bouncing puck came to Iowa's Grayson Downing in the crease and he barely shoveled the puck over the line before Comrie could lunge back and pull it away. Manitoba cut into the lead with 2:04 left in the frame. Peter Stoykewych's point shot redirected into the goal off Patrice Cormier's skate to put the score at 2-1 Wild after the first. The middle period had a special teams focus with the Moose and Wild combining for five powerplays. Two of those were cut short, with a Scott Kosmachuk minor overlapping a Pat Cannone infraction early on. The penalty killing units did their job, keeping the red light off. Even outside of the powerplay time, the period was tight checking with each team putting eight shots on goal. The Moose exited the scoreless frame with two minutes of powerplay time due to a late high-sticking double minor. The Moose couldn't turn their time on the man-advantage into a tying marker in the early stages of the third. The Wild added some insurance six minutes into the frame on a powerplay of their own. Teemu Pulkkinen spied Jordan Schroeder on the back doorstep and the former Moose forward gave Iowa a 3-1 lead. Manitoba called Comrie to the bench with two minutes left, but couldn't find a way to cut into the lead as the Wild came out with the 3-1 victory. Quick Hits
* JC Lipon has points in four straight games with four points (1G, 3A).
* Peter Stoykewych has points in three straight games with three points (3A).
* Patrice Cormier has points in back-to-back games with a goal and an assist.
* Game attendance was announced at 4,327. What's Next? The Moose wrap up their pre-holiday schedule against the Wild Monday night at 7 p.m. CT. Tune in to the action live at moosehockey.com/listenlive beginning 15 minutes before puck drop.
Sunday - Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
Scoring Summary 1 2 3 F
Manitoba Moose 1 0 0 1
Iowa Wild 2 0 1 3
Shots By Period 1 2 3 F
Manitoba Moose 6 8 11 25
Iowa Wild 9 8 9 26
Special Teams PP PK PIM
Manitoba Moose 0/5 4/6 12
Iowa Wild 2/6 5/5 10
Goaltender Summary Goaltender MIN SA SV
Manitoba Moose Eric Comrie 58:01 26 23
Iowa Wild Alex Stalock 59:56 25 24
Goal Summary
PER TIME TEAM GOAL ASSIST ASSIST STR SCORE
1 8:22 IA Sam Anas (4) Alex Tuch (9) Christoph Bertschy (5) PP 1-0 IA
1 12:06 IA Grayson Downing (5) Zach Palmquist (8) Zack Mitchell (1) ES 2-0 IA
1 17:56 MB Patrice Cormier (4) Peter Stoykewych (7) JC Lipon (8) ES 2-1 IA
3 5:56 IA Jordan Schroeder (6) Teemu Pulkkinen (8) Mike Reilly (9) PP 3-1 IA
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