Recap: Moose 6 at Chicago 2
By: Daniel Fink | Published: April 14th 2019Manitoba Moose (39-30-5-2) at Chicago Wolves (44-22-6-4)
Sunday, April 14, 2019 - Allstate Arena, Chicago, Ill.
Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
Manitoba Moose | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Chicago Wolves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
Manitoba Moose | 8 | 13 | 14 | 35 |
Chicago Wolves | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
Manitoba Moose | 1/1 | 2/3 | 16 |
Chicago Wolves | 1/3 | 0/1 | 12 |
Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
Manitoba Moose | Eric Comrie | 60:00 | 16 | 14 |
Chicago Wolves | Max Lagace | 60:00 | 35 | 29 |
Goal Summary
P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
1 | 7:53 | MB | J. Kovacevic (1) | J. Harkins (16) | K. Nault (1) | ES | 1-0 MB |
1 | 10:22 | MB | M. Spacek (10) | ES | 2-0 MB | ||
1 | 11:42 | CHI | S. Matteau (5) | Z. Whitecould (22) | M. Weis (8) | PP | 2-1 MB |
3 | 6:42 | MB | L. Shaw (29) | M. Dano (18) | S. Griffith (41) | PP | 3-1 MB |
3 | 7:45 | MB | K. Nault (1) | J. Kovacevic (1) | ES | 4-1 MB | |
3 | 9:38 | MB | J. Harkins (15) | L. Stanley (16) | L. Shaw (22) | ES | 5-1 MB |
3 | 11:59 | MB | C. Maier (1) | K. Reichel (8) | H. Fejes (5) | ES | 6-1 MB |
3 | 14:07 | CHI | T. McGinn (12) | C. Glass (2) | ES | 6-2 MB |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (39-30-5-2) finished the regular season with a dominant 6-2 win over the Chicago Wolves (44-22-6-4) at Allstate Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Moose opened the scoring 7:53 into the game as Jonathan Kovacevic's centering feed bounced into the goal off a Chicago defender. Manitoba added to the lead on another friendly bounce as Michael Spacek was the beneficiary of a giveaway in front of the Wolves' net and potted his 10th of the season at 10:22. Chicago got on the board 1:20 after Spacek's tally as Stefan Matteau redirected a Zach Whitecloud shot past Eric Comrie to leave the score 2-1 in favour of Manitoba after 20 minutes.
Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the middle frame. The Moose outshot the Wolves 13-4 in the period, but Max Lagace was equal to the task guarding the Chicago net. The scoreless period pushed the Moose into the third with a 2-1 advantage.
The floodgates opened midway through the third as the Moose scored four goals in a span of 5:17. Logan Shaw got it started at 6:42 of the period by scoring on a nice pass from Marko Dano on the power play. Kamerin Nault made it 4-1 a minute later, scoring on a partial break down the wing. Less than two minutes after that, Jansen Harkins sniped after an offensive zone faceoff win for a 5-1 advantage. Cole Maier rounded out the run with eight minutes to go, shoveling the puck up and over Lagace during a scramble in the Chicago crease. Former Moose Tye McGinn added one more for Chicago with six minutes to go in the contest, finishing off a pass from below the goal-line to leave the final score at 6-2 in favour of the Moose.
Quick Hits
- Seth Griffith wins the Ultimate Software Leading Scorer Award, pacing the Moose with 57 points (16G, 41A).
- Manitoba's 39 wins on the season are the second-most in the Central Division.
- Eric Comrie's 25 wins on the season are tied for sixth most in franchise history.
- Johnathan Kovacevic and Kamerin Nault both tallied a goal and an assist in their AHL debuts.
- Cole Maier scored his first professional goal.
- Logan Shaw cleared the 50-point mark for the first time in his career.
- Manitoba outshot Chicago by a combined 76-38 in the past two games.