Late Rockford Rally Leads to Shootout Loss
January 26, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release
The Manitoba Moose (19-18-3-2) suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the Rockford IceHogs (18-19-3-5) at BMO Harris Bank Center on Friday night. The Moose weathered an early storm from the IceHogs, getting some help from their goaltender, as Eric Comrie made 12 saves in the period. The Moose were awarded two power plays in the frame, and made good on their second chance. Seth Griffith held the puck below the goal line until a lane opened up to move the puck to Marko Dano. He snapped it past Kevin Lankinen to open the scoring with 2:50 left in the frame. That marker stood as the only tally as Manitoba took a 1-0 lead into the second period.
Manitoba added to the lead 2:56 into the frame when Sami Niku jumped into the rush and tipped a Kristian Reichel pass to the back of the net. Rockford got on the board at 11:33 with a power play goal from Luke Johnson as he ripped a shot by Comrie. The Moose goaltender rebounded quickly, coming up with a brilliant, lunging glove save to keep Manitoba in front just moments later. Manitoba restored the two-goal edge with a power play tally of their own. After a Griffith shot was knocked down in front, JC Lipon put a nifty backhand feed over to Michael Spacek, who deposited the puck in a mostly empty net. That goal left the Moose in front 3-1 through two frames.
The Moose looked to be headed to their 20th victory of the season, but Rockford started a comeback with two minutes left. Dylan Sikura's long shot found the back of the net to get the home side within one. A minute after Logan Shaw's long clearing attempt hit the post instead of the empty net, the IceHogs pulled even. A faceoff win for Rockford quickly found its way to Jordan Schroeder for a one-timer to tie the game 3-3 with three seconds remaining. The Moose nearly walked away as overtime winners, but Niku's one-timer in the extra frame was turned away by Lankinen. The IceHogs scored on both of their attempts in the shootout, while the Moose came up empty in the extra shots to fall 4-3.
Quick Hits
The Moose pushed their point streak to nine games (6-0-1-2).
Seth Griffith has points in eight straight games with 12 points (1G, 11A) in that span.
Sami Niku has points in four straight AHL games with five points (1G, 4A) in that stretch.
What's Next?
The Moose face the Milwaukee Admirals with plenty on the line Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. Tune into the key divisional matchup on TSN 1290, moosehockey.com/listenlive and the Moose App, or stream with AHLTV, beginning at 12:45 p.m. CT.
American Hockey League Stories from January 26, 2019
- Rychel, Heat Snap Rampage Home Winning Streak - San Antonio Rampage
- Griffins Lead Central at Break After Rallying Past AHL's Top Team - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Gulls Win on the Road - San Diego Gulls
- Verhaeghe Nets Hat Trick, Game-Winner in 4-3 Crunch Win over Amerks - Syracuse Crunch
- Stars Home Streak Comes to An End against Gulls - Texas Stars
- Rychel Lifts Heat to Dramatic OT Win - Stockton Heat
- Amerks Head into Break with 4-3 Overtime Loss in Syracuse - Rochester Americans
- Carter Hart Makes 33 Saves in Return to Phantoms - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Barracuda Earn Point in 3-2 Shootout Loss at Grand Rapids - San Jose Barracuda
- Wolf Pack Enter All-Star Break with a Loss - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Bourque scores twice and adds an assist as Bridgeport heads into the all-star break with a win - Bridgeport Islanders
- Bears Enter All-Star Break with 4-2 Win over Laval - Hershey Bears
- Letestu Scores Game-Winner in Overtime as Monsters Outlast Wolves, 4-3 - Cleveland Monsters
- Penguins Escape with 5-4 Overtime Win over Devils - Binghamton Devils
- Penguins Defeat Devils in Overtime, 5-4 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- P-Bruins Enter All Star Break with 3-2 Comeback Win - Providence Bruins
- Wolves Rally Earns Point - Chicago Wolves
- Checkers Head into All-Star Break on High Note - Charlotte Checkers
- Bruins Rally Late to Top Thunderbirds - Springfield Thunderbirds
- Make It Eight: Condors Sweep Tucson, 3-1 - Bakersfield Condors
- Admirals Score Eight in Win over Moose - Milwaukee Admirals
- Milwaukee Thumps Moose - Manitoba Moose
- Eagles Recall Defenseman Kevin Davis from Utah - Colorado Eagles
- Heat Face San Antonio in Final Game Before All-Star Break - Stockton Heat
- Game Preview: Rocket at Bears, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Sound Tigers Host Phantoms on Boy Scout Night - Bridgeport Islanders
- Despite Bevy of Shots, Reign Blanked - Ontario Reign
- Martin Sets Franchise Record with 68-Save Shutout in 4-0 Win over Reign - Colorado Eagles
- Coreau, Chimuelos Blank Gulls - San Antonio Rampage
- Late Rockford Rally Leads to Shootout Loss - Manitoba Moose
- Amerks Rally in Third for 3-2 Shootout Win over Comets - Rochester Americans
- Gulls Shutout, 4-0 - San Diego Gulls
- Starrett Stops 30 in Condors 3-1 Win over Tucson - Bakersfield Condors
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
