Moose Split Four-Game Set In Week 3

Published on October 19, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose split their series with both the Abbotsford Heat and Lake Erie Monsters in Week 3. The Moose suffered a 4-2 loss in their first-ever game against the Heat but bounced back to earn a 5-4 shootout victory the next night. Manitoba then embarked on their first road trip of the season when they traveled to Lake Erie on Friday. They opened their road season with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland club, but dropped a 5-2 decision the next night. After eight games, the club holds a 5-3-0-0 record and sits first in the North Division with 10 points.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009: Manitoba 2, Abbotsford 4 The Manitoba Moose saw their two-game winning streak come to an end Tuesday night when they dropped their first-ever match-up against the Abbotsford Heat by a 4-2 score at MTS Centre. Before being recalled to the Vancouver Canucks, Michael Grabner extended his goal streak to three games, Mario Bliznak netted his first of the season and goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 15 of 19 shots in the loss. Former Moose, Jason Jaffray, notched the game-winner for Abbotsford in the second period.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009: Manitoba 5, Abbotsford 4 (SO) The Manitoba Moose earned their first shootout victory of the season and their first-ever win against the Abbotsford Heat in a 5-4 shootout decision at the MTS Centre on Wednesday night. Marco Rosa extended his point streak to six games, Sergei Shirokov recorded a three-point night, Mario Bliznak notched his second consecutive goal against the new Calgary Flames affiliate and Guillaume Desbiens earned his first goal of the season as well as the shootout winner. Goaltender Cory Schneider set aside 34 of 38 shots for his third win of the season.

Friday, October 16, 2009: Manitoba 3, Lake Erie 2 After giving up the first goal of the night, the Moose scored three in a row to earn a 3-2 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters on Friday night in front of 3806 fans at the Quicken Loans Arena. Eric Walsky notched his first of the season while veterans Marty Murray and Mike Keane, with his team-leading fourth goal of the season, also recorded goals.

Saturday, October 17, 2009: Manitoba 2, Lake Erie 5 Lake Erie got revenge for Friday's defeat with a 5-2 victory in the rematch on Saturday night at the Quicken Loans Arena. Matt Pettinger and Evan Oberg both netted their first goals of the season for the Moose, but Lake Erie's Chris Durno and Ryan Stoa both scored doubles along with a shorthanded single by Darren Haydar to take the win.

MOOSE NOTES

ROOKIES ROCKIN' OUT: Moose rookies Evan Oberg and Eric Walsky both hit their groove in Manitoba's double-header against Lake Erie last weekend. After the two-game stretch, both players are on two-game points streaks going into tonight's game. Walsky recorded three points (1g & 2a) while Evan Oberg netted two (0g & 2a). So far this season, Oberg has recorded 16 shots while Walsky has attemped 11.

BEHIND ON THE SHOT CLOCK: For the first time this season, the Manitoba Moose were outshot on Saturday night in a 5-2 loss to the Lake Erie Monsters. The Monsters tested goaltender Daren Machesney 22 times, while the Moose were only able to fire 21 on Tyler Weiman. The most shots the Moose have recorded this season is 44 against the Abbotsford Heat on October 14 (5-4S0W). The highest amount of shots an opponent has fired on a Moose goaltender this season was Abbotsford's 38 on Cory Schneider on October 14 (5-4SOW).

QUICK REBOUNDERS: Every time the Moose have dropped a game this season they have bounced back immediately to win their next matchup. Manitoba is currently 2-0-0-0 after a loss and only 1-3-0-0 after a win. After losing 5-2 in their last contest to the Monsters, the Moose look to get back into the winning column tonight.

Upcoming Opponents

The Manitoba Moose and Hamilton Bulldogs play each other in two consecutive games this week, starting tonight at Copps Coliseum. Last season, the Moose were an even 4-4-0-0 against the Bulldogs (2-2-0-0 in Hamilton). Historically, Manitoba is 24-35-2-5 against Hamilton and has faced the club twice in the Calder Cup Playoffs - both times being eliminated by the Ontario team. The Moose will face the Bulldogs eight times this season and after tomorrow night's rematch will not return to Copps Coliseum again until April 4 & 6, 2010.

Player of the Week Nominee

Guillaume Desbiens

Moose winger Guillaume Desbiens is this week's nominee for AHL Player of the Week thanks to a three-point week in four games... Desbiens scored his first goal of the season and then scored the shootout winner in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Abbotsford Heat... On the weekend, he added his second goal of the season which was his 50th point as a Moose in just over one season... Desbiens however finished the week -3 in the plus/minus category but also had 13 shots on net...

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