AHL Manitoba Moose

Manitoba Moose Recap: Texas 5 at Manitoba 1

Published on January 22, 2018 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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The Manitoba Moose (26-10-3-2) finished off a six-game home stand against the Texas Stars (22-15-4-2) at Bell MTS Place on Saturday. After winning 4-0 the night before, Texas kept rolling with a goal just 17 seconds into the contest off the stick of Jason Dickinson. The Stars added to their lead at the 8:13 mark when Colin Markison picked the top corner. Manitoba picked up the pace from there and got on the board with 2:15 left in the period on a Tucker Poolman wrist shot from the line to put the score at 2-1 through 20 minutes.

Manitoba kept up the pressure, pumping 15 shots at Mike McKenna in the Texas net. Despite numerous close calls, the Moose couldn't pull themselves even with the Stars. Moose newcomer Garrett Meurs had a pair of chances in quick succession, nearly tucking away the puck on a scramble in front and followed it up with a good look that McKenna turned aside. Jamie Phillips turned away all nine shots he faced in the period to keep the Moose within a 2-1 score.

Texas started the third period on the power play and made good on the opportunity 1:14 into the frame. Curtis McKenzie's shot popped up and over Phillips, and though the goaltender lunged back and snagged the puck with his glove, it crossed the line to put Texas ahead 3-1. Penalties proved costly to the Moose who would be forced to kill off two more Texas power plays in the first half of the period, eating up valuable minutes. The Stars went on to add two more goals to their total with former Moose Greg Rallo scoring at the 13:01 mark, followed by Jason Dickinson hitting an empty netter from his own zone for a shorthanded goal with 2:52 remaining.

Quick Hits: - Tucker Poolman scored his first AHL goal. - Garrett Meurs made his Moose debut, registering three shots on goal. - Attendance was announced at 5,245.

Quotable: Head Coach Pascal Vincent, on new additions Elgin Pearce and Garrett Meurs - "I liked them. I thought they were giving the team a lot of energy. Harkins knows the system, but for the other two guys... Pierce a little bit more because he was here in camp so we had to refresh his memory... I thought Garrett was really good, he was on the puck, he was winning battles, he was supporting the puck, making good decisions with the puck, I liked him." Forward Jansen Harkins on his time in Jacksonville - "Obviously I want to be up here and play with the big club, and hopefully the Jets one day. You don't want to go down, that's kind of the bottom line. At the end of the day, it was a good opportunity for me to play some more minutes. The coaches down there are great with me and the team and all the guys who are really good guys so I had a fun time in general."

What's Next? Moose fans won't see their team on the ice at Bell MTS Place until Feb. 15 as Manitoba will be on the road for the next nine games. The trip starts in Belleville on Jan. 24. Tune in to all the games at moosehockey.com/listenlive and through the Moose App with select games airing on TSN 1290 starting 15 minutes before puck drop.

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