Moose score six unanswered for 6-3 win

Published on November 2, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


MILWAUKEE, WI. -- Despite suffering penalty troubles and trailing 3-0 early in the game, the Manitoba Moose bounced back with six unanswered goals to manhandle the Admirals in Milwaukee Friday night. Cory Schneider stopped 32 of 35 shots for his second professional win, and six Moose players - including three rookies - posted multi-point nights in the victory.

A hooking penalty to Jimmy Sharrow at 11:30 gave Milwaukee their first of eight man-advantages, and Mike Santorelli quickly put the Admirals up 1-0 by pouncing on a pass from Matt Ellison and slipping the puck past Schneider.

Consecutive penalties to Manitoba's Mike Brown kept pressure on the Moose PK through the final minutes of the first. An additional hooking minor to Zack FitzGerald forced a 77-second five-on-three, but expert shot-blocking from both Schneider and Captain Mike Keane kept the Moose within one heading into the first intermission.

There would be no rest for the Moose at the start of the second, as Alexandre Bolduc headed to the box 45 seconds in. Like he did midway through the first, Milwaukee's Santorelli made Manitoba pay the price, sneaking a shot past Schneider to put the home team up 2-0.

Penalties to Colby Genoway and Greg Classen soon gave the Admirals another two-man advantage, but a second penalty to Pihlstrom eased Manitoba's penalty-killing effort. Eager to redeem himself for his two previous offenses, Pihlstrom positioned himself at the point and one-timed Milwaukee's 23rd shot past Schneider.

Less than two minutes later, rookie forward Pierre-Cedric Labrie converted Brad Moran's rebound into Manitoba's first goal of the game, cutting Milwaukee's lead to two goals.

A short scuffle near the benches sent Kelsey Wilson and Brown to their respective dressing rooms with 45 seconds left on the clock, and the punches seemed to put the pep back in Manitoba's step. In the final second of the middle frame, Moran routed Rinne to put the Moose within one.

Matt Ellison's holding penalty gave the Moose their fourth powerplay of the game, and Bolduc took full advantage of the man-advantage. Scoring his fourth goal of the season with help from Mason Raymond and Sharrow, #49 tied the game at three two minutes into the third.

The Moose comeback continued three minutes later. Accelerating into the Admirals zone during five-on-five play, rookie Michael Grabner scored Manitoba's fourth unanswered goal to give the visitors their first lead of the game. A flurry of shots resulted in Manitoba's fifth consecutive goal, and the third Moose rookie to score -- Juraj Simek -- put the Moose up 5-3.

Opting for the extra-attacker with two minutes left, Milwaukee pulled Rinne, opening up the empty net for Classen's second of the year. A former Admiral, Classen's goal would secure a 6-3 come-from-behind victory for the Moose and give Manitoba their first win of the season vs. Milwaukee.

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