Recap: Moose 4 at Cleveland 5
By: Daniel Fink | Published: April 13th 2017
Manitoba Moose (28-37-5-5) at Cleveland Monsters (39-28-4-4)
Thursday, April 13, 2017 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Cleveland Monsters | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 10 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| Cleveland Monsters | 11 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
| Manitoba Moose | 1/2 | 4/7 | 14 |
| Cleveland Monsters | 3/7 | 1/2 | 6 |
| Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
| Manitoba Moose | Eric Comrie | 58:31 | 29 | 24 |
| Cleveland Monsters | Anton Forsberg | 60:00 | 36 | 32 |
Goal Summary
| P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 1 | 4:34 | MB | JC Lipon (12) | Brenden Kichton (22) | Patrice Cormier (16) | ES | 1-0 MB |
| 2 | 0:53 | MB | Jansen Harkins (1) | Brian Strait (12) | JC Lipon (17) | ES | 2-0 MB |
| 2 | 1:10 | MB | Jansen Harkins (2) | JC Lipon (18) | Nelson Nogier (11) | ES | 3-0 MB |
| 2 | 8:46 | CLE | Alex Broadhurst (11) | Dean Kukan (25) | Zac Dalpe (5) | PP | 3-1 MB |
| 2 | 10:49 | CLE | Dean Kukan (4) | Zac Dalpe (6) | PP | 3-2 MB | |
| 2 | 12:42 | CLE | T.J. Tynan (12) | Vitaly Abramov (2) | Ryan Craig (11) | PP | 3-3 |
| 2 | 14:42 | CLE | Joe Pendenza (9) | Sonny Milano (29) | Zac Dalpe (7) | ES | 4-3 CLE |
| 2 | 19:04 | MB | Kyle Connor (24) | Dan DeSalvo (22) | Kevin Czuczman (23) | PP | 4-4 |
| 3 | 8:34 | CLE | Markus Hannikainen (19) | Sam Vigneault (4) | Vitaly Abramov (3) | ES | 5-4 CLE |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (28-37-5-5) and Cleveland Monsters (39-28-4-4) clashed in the opener of a two-game set at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The Moose got off to a quick start, breaking the ice 4:34 into the first period. With Manitoba applying pressure, the puck found JC Lipon in the faceoff circle and he snapped a shot past Anton Forsberg. Eric Comrie put on a show at the other end of the ice, making a couple highlight reel stops to keep the Moose in front 1-0 after 20 minutes. The Moose penalty kill went 2/2 in the opening frame.
Jansen Harkins got the second period started off right for the Moose. Harkins scored goals 17 seconds apart to have the Moose in front 3-0 by the 1:10 mark of the second. That score held until 8:46 into the period when Alex Broadhurst got Cleveland on the board with a power play goal. The Monsters didn’t stop there, getting two more power play markers from Dean Kukan and T.J. Tynan to get the game tied 3-3 at 12:42 of the period. Two minutes later, Joe Pendenza gave the Monsters their first lead of the night, one-timing a Sonny Milano cross-crease pass to the twine. The Moose stopped the run with 56 seconds left in the period when Kyle Connor knocked in a rebound on his backhand to send the game to the third, tied 4-4.
Manitoba nearly grabbed the lead on a shorthanded chance early in the frame. Kyle Connor sent Jack Roslovic in alone, but the Moose leading scorer’s shot rang off the crossbar. A couple minutes later, at the 8:34 mark, Markus Hannikainen accepted a drop pass in tight and was able to bury the puck past a sprawling Comrie for the 5-4 Cleveland lead. The Moose put the full press on late, but Anton Forsberg stood on his head in the final moments, including a post-to-post save to help Cleveland take the 5-4 win.
Quick Hits
- The Moose opened the scoring for the fifth straight game.
- Jansen Harkins notched his first career multi-goal game.
- JC Lipon had a three-point night, reaching the 30-point mark for the second straight year.
- Game attendance was announced at 7,498.
What’s Next?
The Moose and Monsters close the book on the regular season tomorrow night at Quicken Loans Arena in a 6 p.m. CT matchup. Tune in to the final game of the season on TSN 1290 and at moosehockey.com/listenlive starting 15 minutes before puck drop.
