Knights Drop 4-1 Decision To Moose

Published on February 14, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release


The Manitoba Moose scored two goals in the first minute of the game and rode the early lead to a 4-1 win over the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights on Wednesday at the MTS Centre. The win gave the Moose a sweep of the two-game series. Manitoba won 4-2 on Monday.

The game took an early ugly turn for the Knights when Jason Jaffray took advantage of a miscommunication in the Knights' defensive end. He stole the puck behind Curtis McElhinney's net and banked the puck in off McElhinney's skate for a 1-0 lead just 43 seconds into the game.

That lead ballooned to 2-0 just seven seconds later when Lee Goren ripped a shot past McElhinney from the right wing.

The Knights got into penalty trouble later in the period. With two men in the box, Jaffray tucked in a rebound of his own shot to make it 3-0 after one period.

The Moose stretched their lead to 4-0 late in the second period. Off a scramble in front of the Knights' net, Colby Genoway poked in his ninth goal of the year.

But just 1:27 later, the Knights finally got on the scoreboard. Andrei Taratukhin got free down the left wing and threw a pinpoint pass to the front of the Manitoba net. Native Winnipegger Dustin Boyd knocked it in to make it 4-1 after two periods.

Neither team would find the net in the third period. The best chance came on a breakaway by Genoway. He was stopped by McElhinney.

The Knights are now 30-18-3-1. They have now lost three straight games.

Three Stars: 1. Colby Genoway (MAN) - 1 goal, 1 assist; 2. Jason Jaffray (MAN) - 2 goals; 3. Yannick Tremblay (MAN) - 1 assist

The Ak-Sar-Ben Knights finish their season-high six-game road trip on Friday night when they visit the Iowa Stars for a 7:05 p.m. face-off. All the action can be heard live on 1420 KOTK and on the internet at omahaaksarbenknights.com. The game also can be seen on-line through the B2 Networks link on the Knights' web site. The Knights will return to the Omaha Civic Auditorium Saturday February 17th for a 2:00 p.m. afternoon matinee versus the Peoria Rivermen. It's Scout Day with the Knights. All kids who wear their scout uniforms to the game will get in for free and their accompanying parents will get in for just $10 a ticket. Some restrictions apply.

Tickets for all Ak-Sar-Ben Knights' games are on sale at the Omaha Civic Auditorium box office Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets also are available through all Ticketmaster outlets and by phone at (402) 422-1212. Kids 12 and under get in free with a paid adult on tickets purchased after 5:00 p.m. Other restrictions apply.

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