AHL Peoria Rivermen

Rivermen Blanked by Manitoba 4-0 at Home

Published on March 18, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


Peoria, IL (March 18, 2007) - The Peoria Rivermen were shutout for the second time by the Manitoba Moose, falling 4-0 in front of 4,029 at Carver Arena on Sunday.

Tonight's win gave the Moose (39-17-7-4, 89 pts) its eighth win in a row, one shy of a season high, and 17 in its last 18 contests. Manitoba has dominated the Rivermen (33-25-2-5, 73 pts), outscoring Peoria 11-1 in three games; the Rivermen will try to avoid being swept in the season series at home on April 7.

Peoria left wing Hans Benson brought some excitement early in the first frame as he landed a vicious right hook squarely on the jaw of the Moose right wing Mike S. Brown, who was instantly knocked to the ice and only skated for one more shift after the fight.

The Rivermen offense was revved up following the fight, as they outshot the Moose 14-2 in the first, along with two hitting two posts, but none of Peoria's shots found the back of the net.

Manitoba's first shot, which came on a power-play at 9:07 of the opening session, resulted in the first goal of the game. The initial shot attempt by defenseman Yannick Tremblay from the left point sailed wide of Rivermen netminder Marek Schwarz. Unfortunately, the puck caromed off the back wall and right to center Nathan Smith at the bottom of the right face-off circle, where he deposited it into the net before Schwarz could cover the left side. It was Smith's 17th tally of the season.

The Moose registered its second marker on a rebound at 18:54 of the second stanza. Left wing Jannik Hansen skated with the puck down the left-wing boards and wristed a shot once he reached the left face-off circle that Schwarz was able to block with his left skate. The rebound lay in the crease, where center J.J. Hunter was able to poke it past the goal line just before he was slammed into the net.

Manitoba made the game 3-0 at 7:33 of the last period on Hunter's second rebound tally of the contest and 11th overall. Right wing Lee Goren picked up the puck at the bottom of the right face-off circle and snapped a shot that Schwarz got a glove on. The puck kicked up into the air and landed in front of Schwarz, but before he was able to freeze it, Hunter hurried in to lift it over the right leg of the Peoria goalie.

The Moose capped off the scoring with an empty net goal at 18:15 of the final frame. Hansen walked into the Peoria zone along the left-wing boards and flipped the puck into the open goal.

The Rivermen fell to 19-12-1-2 at home and will go back on the road with a contest in Iowa to battle the Stars on Tuesday, March 20. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

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