Moose on the wrong end in tight games

Published on November 17, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Moose wrapped their seven-game road trip with games in Rochester, Cleveland, and then Grand Rapids on Tuesday of this week. The Moose lost a close 6-5 game to Rochester in overtime after coming back to tie the game in the late stages of the third period. In Cleveland they dropped their third straight one-goal game in a 3-2 loss against the Barons and then finished up with a 5-4 shootout loss to Grand Rapids after leading 4-2 to start the third period.

The Moose will now head back to Winnipeg to take on Houston in back-to-back games at the MTS Centre.

UPCOMING OPPONENTS

Houston Aeros

November 17th and 18th, 7:30 PM

MTS Centre

The Moose will head home from their road trip to finish up their season series with the Houston Aeros. Manitoba split 3-2 victories in Houston last week to start their current road trip. Houston is currently on a five-game winning streak placing them first place in the West Division with a 13-4-1-1 record and 28 points. The Aeros sit ninth in the league on the powerplay with a 18.5% scoring rate. They have a 84.6% penalty kill percentage good enough for 14th in the AHL. Erik Westrum leads Houston and the AHL in scoring with eight goals, 19 assists for 27 points in 19 games played. Josh Harding has logged the majority of the minutes between the pipes for the Aeros this season. He sports a 9-3-0 record in 12 games played with the club, boasting a 2.5 GAA and a .927 save percentage. This will mark the second complete season series the Moose have played this year, with the first being a fourgame series with the Peoria Rivermen earlier this season.

MOOSE NOTES

Schultz Keeps Scoring: After scoring two goals Friday night, adding another on Saturday in Cleveland, and then one more in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, Moose forward Jesse Schultz has now scored eight goals in 16 games this season. He is just one goal shy of his career-high of nine, recorded over 70 games last year. Schultz also has three assists to sit in fourth place in Moose scoring this year with 11 points.

A Rare Penalty Shot: Yuri Novotny's penalty shot attempt in Friday's 6-5 overtime win by the Rochester Americans over Manitoba was only the 12th time a penalty shot has been awarded against the Moose in their 10- year history. With Wade Flaherty's stop on Novotny, the Moose penalty shot record rose to six goals allowed on 12 opportunities for a 50% success rate by opponents. The most recent penalty shot awarded against the Moose was on Dec. 17/04 when Alex Auld stopped Hamilton's Steve Ott in Hamilton.

Limping Home: When the Grand Rapids Griffins came back with 1:40 left in regulation to tie Tuesday's game with the Moose at four, it marked the second time in as many games the Moose had given up a lead when ahead after the second period. In their previous game against Cleveland, the Moose led 2-1 after the second period but gave up two third period goals and lost the game 3- 2. Before those last two games, the Moose were 6-0-0-0 when leading after the second period this season.

50-Plus Firing Gallery: The 53 shots fired at Wade Flaherty in Manitoba's 5-4 shootout loss to the Grand Rapids Griffins on Tuesday was only the fifth time in their history the Moose have given up 50 or more shots. Three out of the five times, the Moose have suffered shootout losses. Maitoba ended up six shots against shy of the franchise record set all the way back on January 16th, 1996 at Las Vegas when they faced 59 s h o t s in a 6-2 loss.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE

Jesse Schultz

3 GP, 4 G, 1 A, 5 PTS, 9 SHOTS

Jesse Schultz scored four of Manitoba's 12 goals on the week...He finished the week with four goals and an assist for five points in three games...He also ended the span at even and collected nine shots...Schultz now leads the team in goal-scoring with eight goals in 16 games...He has 11 points in total leaving him tied for fourth in team scoring... Schultz has points in seven of his last eight games (6G, 3A).

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