Moose Earn Two Points In Week 18

February 1, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose earned two-of-a-possible-eight points in Week 18, finishing their six-game road trip with a 1-5-0-0 record. Manitoba's only win came from a 6-4 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on January 30th -- a victory that snapped Manitoba's six-game losing skid. Moose left-winger Matt Pettinger earned a team-high five points (2g, 3a) in Week 18.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010: Manitoba 1, Worcester 3

The Manitoba Moose extended their losing streak to five consecutive games after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Worcester Sharks in front of 2,630 spectators at DCU Center on Wednesday night. Nikita Kashirsky scored Manitoba's lone goal while Cory Schneider suffered his 13th loss this season.

Friday, January 29, 2010: Manitoba 3, Worcester 5

The Manitoba Moose suffered a 5-3 loss to the Worcester Sharks on Friday night to extend their losing streak to six-consecutive games -- their longest of the season. Mario Bliznak, Guillaume Desbiens and Brian Salcido all notched goals while Cory Schneider stopped 28 of 32 shots in his fifth straight loss.

Saturday, January 30, 2010: Manitoba 6, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4

The Manitoba Moose put an end to their six-game losing streak when they beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6-4 on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Sergei Shirokov notched a pair of goals while Mike Keane, Marco Rosa, Dusty Collins and Matt Pettinger rounded out the scoring. Cory Schneider earned his 20th victory this campaign by stopping 24 of 28 shots.

Sunday, January 31, 2010: Manitoba 1, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3

The Manitoba Moose dropped a 3-1 decision to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday afternoon to finish their six-game road trip 1-5-0-0. Matt Pettinger scored Manitoba's lone goal while Daren Machesney stopped 25 of 27 shots in the loss.

Moose Notes

FEBRUARY FACTS:

Starting with Friday's contest against the San Antonio Rampage, the Moose will play 11 games in the month of February. Only four of those games will be played at MTS Centre while six of the match-ups will be against North Division rivals (February 12-13 vs. Toronto; February 16 & 19 at Rochester; February 17 & 20 at Toronto). Last season the Moose kicked off the second month of the calendar year with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Providence Bruins but finished the month with the club's second-best AHL February record at 9-3-0-2. Manitoba's best-AHL February record is credited to the 2006-07 squad who finished 10-1-1-0, while the worst second-month performance occurred in 2004-05 when the team finished 4-5-0-1.

PLENTY OF POINTS:

In Saturday night's 6-4 victory over the Penguins, 11 Moose players added points to their tally. Four of those 11 players -- Sergei Shirokov (2g), Matt Pettinger (1g & 2a), Jannik Hansen (2a) and Lawrence Nycholat (2a) had multi-point games. Travis Ramsey (1a), Mike Keane (1g), Marty Murray (1a), Marco Rosa (1g), Taylor Ellington (1a), Michael Grabner (1a) and Dusty Collins (1g) rounded out the scoring.

Upcoming Opponents

This weekend the Manitoba Moose and San Antonio Rampage will face-off in their first of four clashes this season. In 2008-09, the Moose finished 2-2-0-0 against the Rampage - winning both games at MTS Centre (Nov. 20, 5-2W; Nov. 21, 4-1W) and dropping back-to-back games on visiting ice (Dec. 5, 3-4L; Dec. 7, 0-1L). Historically, the Moose are 14-9-1-4 against the Rampage (9-2-0-3 at MTS Centre).

Player of the Week Nominee

Matt Pettinger

For the second time this season, Matt Pettinger is nominated for AHL Player of the Week... Pettinger started the week off with an assist in Manitoba's 3-1 loss to Worcester on Jan. 27th... He fired four shots on net and finished the night a plus-1... The left-winger was held pointless in the rematch against Worcester on Jan. 29th, but made up for it on Jan. 30 in W-B/Scranton... In the club's only victory on their six-game trip, Pettinger earned his first three-point night of the season when he scored a goal and earned two helpers... He finished the night a plus-3... He kept his streak alive in the rematch the following day, scoring the club's only goal a mere 1:07 into the game... He finished the four-game week with five points (2g, 3a) along with nine shots on net... After 29 games this season, the Edmonton, AB native has 19 points (10g, 9a) along with 23 penalty minutes...



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