Moose eye three straight wins
By: Manitoba Moose Staff | Published: February 28th 2017
The Manitoba Moose (21-27-3-4) look to make it three-straight wins tonight as they hit road this evening for a matchup with the Rockford IceHogs (21-26-8-3) at 7 p.m. CT.
Last Game
Manitoba’s last game came on Sunday in a 4-2 rout of the San Antonio Rampage. The Moose had goals from their offensive leaders as Dan DeSalvo, Chase De Leo, Jack Roslovic and Kyle Connor all found twine. Eric Comrie was sharp yet again picking up 33 saves in his 10th straight start.
Flash Back
Tonight is the fifth meeting between the Moose and IceHogs. Manitoba holds a 1-2-0-1 vs. Rockford this season. Their lone victory came in the shootout on Nov. 30. Their most recent two-game set came last week when Rockford skated to 4-3 and 1-0 (SO) victories in Manitoba.
Connor's Big Weekend
Kyle Connor enjoyed the most prolific weekend of his young career against San Antonio. The first year pro notched his first career hat trick on Saturday in Manitoba’s 4-2 win over the Rampage. He followed it up with a two-point (1G, 1A) afternoon to help the Moose past San Antonio again. Connor is now fourth on the Moose in scoring with 23 points (12G, 11A) in 34 games.
Breaking Out
Two Manitoba Moose forwards busted out of scoring slumps in Sunday's game vs. San Antonio. 20-year-old Jack Roslovic had his first goal in 16 games and Dan DeSalvo scored for the first time in 14 tilts. Despite their goal droughts, the two still lead the team in points with 31 (10G, 21A) and 27 (13G, 14A), respectively. Both players also added assists in Sunday's game.
Rockford’s Story
The IceHogs come into tonight’s tilt losers of two straight and sit seventh in the Central Division standings. Manitoba will hope to continue their offensive streak as Rockford has allowed the second most goals in the league (183). Spencer Abbott is Rockford’s top scorer with 34 points (14G, 20A) through 52 games. Abbott has two assists against the Moose this season. Jeff Glass has been the main man between the pipes as of late for the Chicago Blackhawks affiliate. In his 14 games with Rockford, he has a 2.58 GAA and a .910 save percentage. Glass has tallied six wins since joining the IceHogs.
What’s Next?
The Moose will have to wait until Friday to close out their two-game road series with Rockford. Puck drop goes at 7 p.m. CT. To listen to all Manitoba Moose road games, be sure to log onto moosehockey.com/listenlive. Don’t forget to tune in 15 minutes early for the pre-game show with Mitch Peacock.
