Recap: Moose 2 at San Antonio 0
By: Daniel Fink | Published: January 20th 2017
Manitoba Moose (16-18-3-2) at San Antonio Rampage (16-20-4-0)
Friday, January 20, 2017 – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| San Antonio Rampage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 17 | 12 | 10 | 39 |
| San Antonio Rampage | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
| Manitoba Moose | 1/3 | 4/4 | 13 |
| San Antonio Rampage | 0/4 | 2/3 | 11 |
| Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
| Manitoba Moose | Eric Comrie | 60:00 | 25 | 25 |
| San Antonio Rampage | Jeremy Smith | 57:40 | 39 | 37 |
Goal Summary
| P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 2 | 11:35 | MB | Jack Roslovic (9) | Kevin Czuczman (13) | ES | 1-0 MB | |
| 3 | 18:01 | MB | Chase De Leo (9) | Kyle Connor (5) | Nelson Nogier (7) | PP | 2-0 MB |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (16-18-3-2) continued their six-game road swing with the first game of a back-to-back set against the San Antonio Rampage (16-20-4-0) on Friday night. The Moose held the early edge in shots as the visitors pumped 17 attempts at Jeremy Smith in the San Antonio net. The Rampage netminder knocked away all 17 to help San Antonio to a scoreless tie with the Moose after 20 minutes. Kyle Connor had the best Manitoba chance, slipping in behind the defence and beating Smith, but sliding the puck off the goal post. Eric Comrie made seven stops for the Moose in the period.
After a physical start to the second, Darren Kramer and Sam Henley took it to another level when they dropped the gloves and squared off. The Moose continued to sling pucks at the San Antonio net and finally broke through 11:35 into the period. Jack Roslovic changed gears and burned wide on the Rampage defence before tucking a perfect shot into the top corner for his ninth of the season. The Moose penalty kill came up with a timely stop, shutting down San Antonio’s third powerplay of the game late in the second to keep the score 1-0 through two.
The final frame saw the Moose lock things down, only allowing eight shots despite a push from the Rampage. That late push was interrupted when Roslovic drew a tripping penalty, sending the Moose to the powerplay. Manitoba capitalized as Chase De Leo was able to fire the puck into a mostly empty net after a great Kyle Connor pass to give the Moose breathing room. Comrie did his part, turning aside the eight shots allowed for a three period total of 25 and his first shutout of the season in a 2-0 Moose win.
Quick Hits
- Eric Comrie earned his second career shutout, the first Moose shutout this season.
- Chase De Leo (1G, 1A) and Kyle Connor (1G, 1A) each have points in back-to-back games.
- Kevin Czuczman has assists in three of his last four games.
- Game attendance was announced at 5,856.
What’s Next?
The Moose and Rampage do it all over again Saturday night in a 7:00 p.m. CT puck drop. Tune in to all the action on the road on TSN 1290 and moosehockey.com/listenlive beginning 15 minutes before puck drop.
Photo Credit: Darren Abate
