Recap: Moose 1 at Charlotte 4
By: Daniel Fink | Published: January 27th 2017
Manitoba Moose (17-20-3-2) at Charlotte Checkers (19-21-3-0)
Friday, January 27, 2017 – Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte Checkers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| Charlotte Checkers | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
| Manitoba Moose | 0/4 | 1/1 | 2 |
| Charlotte Checkers | 0/1 | 4/4 | 8 |
| Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
| Manitoba Moose | Eric Comrie | 57:41 | 26 | 23 |
| Charlotte Checkers | Eddie Lack | 59:55 | 29 | 28 |
Goal Summary
| P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 1 | 0:20 | CHA | Andrej Nestrasil (3) | Jake Chelios (14) | Patrick Dwyer (5) | ES | 1-0 CHA |
| 2 | 11:37 | CHA | Kris Newbury (6) | Mitchell Heard (3) | Patrick Dwyer (6) | ES | 2-0 CHA |
| 3 | 1:09 | CHA | Lucas Wallmark (14) | Valentin Zykov (10) | Trevor Carrick (6) | ES | 3-0 CHA |
| 3 | 5:43 | MB | JC Lipon (5) | Kyle Connor (7) | Chase De Leo (12) | ES | 3-1 CHA |
| 3 | 19:22 | CHA | Lucas Wallmark (15) | Jake Chelios (15) | EN | 4-1 CHA |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (17-20-3-2) entered the final games of their road swing with a matchup against the Charlotte Checkers (19-21-3-0) on Friday night. It only took 20 seconds for Charlotte to break the ice when Jake Chelios set up Andrej Nestrasil for a backdoor goal on a two-on-one. That would be the only puck to get past Eric Comrie who made nine stops in the period. After being outshot 8-1 early, Manitoba closed the gap to 10-8 Checkers on the shot clock after one.
It took until after the midway point of the second to see another goal on the board. Mitchell Heard got the puck on net off the rush and Kris Newbury was on the scene to roof his sixth of the season for a 2-0 Charlotte lead. The Moose had a pair of powerplay opportunities in the frame, but couldn’t take advantage. Eddie Lack was sharp through 40 minutes, having turned aside all 17 shots he faced to keep the Checkers ahead by a pair.
Charlotte made it 3-0 just 1:09 into the final stanza as Lucas Wallmark got a little room in the slot and fired a shot by Comrie. JC Lipon got the Moose on the board coming up on the six minute mark of the period. The Manitoba forward launched a shot off the glove of Lack which popped into the air. Lipon swooped around the net to grab the rebound and backhand it into the goal. The Moose pushed late, but couldn’t cut into the Charlotte lead. Wallmark added his second of the period into an empty net for the 4-1 final score
Quick Hits
- Eric Comrie made his fifth straight start, making 23 saves in the loss.
- JC Lipon has four (2G, 2A) of his 13 points in five games against Charlotte.
- Game attendance was announced at 7,103.
What’s Next?
The Moose and Checkers go at it again Saturday evening in a 5 p.m. CT puck drop. Tune in to the contest on TSN 1290 and online at moosehockey.com/listenlive starting 15 minutes before game time.
