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Moose suffer 5-4 overtime loss

February 5, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Manitoba Moose News Release

Despite forcing overtime with a last second goal in the third period, the Moose surrendered a fourth period marker to suffer a 5-4 loss to the visiting San Antonio Rampage in front of 9,358 fans at MTS Centre on Friday night. Dan Sexton potted a pair of goals while Matt Pettinger and Marty Murray rounded out the scoring. Goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 27 of 32 shots in his 15th loss this season.

Evan Oberg was handed the first penalty of the night when he was charged for interference 28 seconds into the game. The Rampage managed to test Cory Schneider twice on the man-advantage, but couldn't beat the third year net minder or Manitoba's penalty killers.

Five-on-five hockey paid off for the visitors at 2:44. Gavin Morgan's initial shot was saved by Schneider, but the puck trickled out of the goaltender's grasp allowing Francis Lessard to slap in the loose rebound to open the scoring.

With Kyle Turris serving time for interference at 10:04, the Moose got back on even ground. Brian Salcido's blast from the point was tipped in by right-winger Dan Sexton to knot the game at one.

Manitoba received overlapping penalties to start the second period when Evan Rankin and Mike Keane were reprimanded for slashing and high-sticking respectively. San Antonio took the shot lead, 12-10, during the advantages but couldn't connect on either powerplay.

At 11:57 Matt Watkins flew down the left side of the ice, swung around the net, and stuffed the puck between the left post and Schneider's left goal pad to regain the lead, 2-1.

Tempers flared in the dying minutes of the second frame, as Jannik Hansen and Chad Kolarik squared off near the visiting bench. After both players fell to the ice they were handed five-minute fighting majors, with an additional two-minute roughing minor for the Rampage attacker.

At 5:06 of the third period the Moose capitalized on their 20th shot of the game. Marco Rosa's wrist shot from the slot was denied but Dan Sexton picked up the rebound and snapped the puck over Tordjman's sprawled goal pad to tie the game at two.

The Rampage didn't waste any time, capitalizing exactly two-minutes after the goal. Mikkel Boedker, in his first game back after being re-assigned by Phoenix, broke into Manitoba's zone and took a slap shot that beat Schneider on his blocker side for a 3-2 tally.

With 4:11 left in the final frame, Matt Pettinger topped the puck over Tordjman to score his 11th of the season and tie the game at three.

At 17:44 Lawrence Nycholat was sent to the sin bin for delay of game. A mere 10 seconds into the powerplay the puck caught a bounce off Jeff Hogan's shin and into the net , 4-3. The Moose didn't give up, however, and Marty Murray tied the score back up 2:05 later to score his ninth of the season and force overtime with a 4-4 tally.

Overtime

45 seconds into the fourth period, Mikkel Boedker flew down the side of the ice and into the Moose zone. He fed the puck to Kevin Porter who potted in the game winner to confirm a 5-4 victory for his club.

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