Moose Edged again by Belleville
January 7, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release
The Manitoba Moose (12-17-0-0) rematched with the North Division's Belleville Senators (16-11-2-2) on Sunday afternoon at Canada Life Centre for the second of three consecutive games between the clubs. Manitoba was coming off a 3-1 defeat against Belleville on Saturday afternoon.
Neither side was able to find twine in the opening 20 minutes of play. Manitoba was granted three chances on the power play, but was unable to solve Belleville netminder Kevin Mandolese. Jeff Malott led the Moose with three shots on goal in the frame, while Cole Reinhardt answered for the Senators with two of his own. Collin Delia, making his second consecutive start for the Moose, took to the dressing room with seven saves, while Mandolese ended with 10 stops of his own.
Belleville opened the scoring 2:48 into the middle frame with a goal from Brennan Saulnier. Kyle Betts gained the zone and found Saulnier at the dot. The quick wrist shot beat Delia high on the blocker side. Manitoba tied the contest six minutes later with a goal from Nikita Chibrikov. Kyle Capobianco held the line and danced through traffic. He dropped the puck to Chibrikov in the slot and the forward rifled the disc past Mandolese. Manitoba held a 17-12 shot advantage after 40 minutes and headed into the second intermission tied 1-1.
Belleville pushed ahead with a late goal on the power play from Zack Ostapchuk. Roby Jarventie pulled up at the far dot and sent the pass into the slot, where Ostapchuk got a piece of the puck and redirected it past Delia with 68 seconds remaining. Manitoba opted to pull Delia in favour of the extra attacker, but the Moose were unable to find the equalizer as the horn sounded. Delia was hit with the loss and ended with 19 stops, while Mandolese captured the road victory and made 19 stops of his own.
Quotable
Moose Forward Parker Ford (Click for full interview)
"I'd say that special teams are a big part of every game. If you're winning the special teams battle, you're probably winning the game. That's something that we've been working on and are going to continue working on. We just have to be better."
Statbook
Nikita Chibrikov is the second Moose skater to score 10 goals on the season
Parker Ford's 14 points (7G, 7A) rank him third in Moose rookie scoring
Dean Stewart appeared in his 100th career AHL contest
What's Next?
The Moose head on the road for the final game of their three-game series against the Belleville Senators at CAA Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
You can catch the game on CJOB.com/sports the Winnipeg Jets App or AHLTV.
Tickets to all upcoming Moose home games are available at MooseHockey.com/TICKETS.
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