Recap: San Diego 3 at Moose 4 OT
By: Daniel Fink | Published: March 19th 2019
Manitoba Moose (31-27-4-2) vs. San Diego (31-20-4-3)
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Man.
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | F |
| San Diego Gulls | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Manitoba Moose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | F |
| San Diego Gulls | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 39 |
| Manitoba Moose | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
| San Diego Gulls | 1/4 | 3/3 | 11 |
| Manitoba Moose | 0/3 | 3/4 | 13 |
| Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
| San Diego Gulls | Kevin Boyle | 5:37 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Gulls | Jeff Glass | 59:10 | 27 | 25 |
| Manitoba Moose | Eric Comrie | 64:47 | 39 | 36 |
Goal Summary
| P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 1 | 2:05 | MB | R. White (3) | ES | 1-0 MB | ||
| 1 | 5:37 | MB | L. Shaw (25) | L. Stanley (11) | ES | 2-0 MB | |
| 1 | 14:38 | MB | C. Schilling (4) | R. White (1) | J. Harkins (12) | ES | 3-0 MB |
| 1 | 18:50 | SD | K. Kossila (13) | S. Steel (21) | J. Dotchin (2) | PP | 3-1 MB |
| 1 | 18:58 | SD | B. Street (4) | C. De Leo (29) | K. Sherwood (11) | ES | 3-2 MB |
| 3 | 9:36 | SD | K. Sherwood (6) | J. Kloos (26) | SH | 3-3 | |
| OT | 4:47 | MB | K. Vesalainen (4) | T. Poolman (20) | L. Shaw (18) | ES | 4-3 MB |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (31-27-4-2) thwarted a comeback from the San Diego Gulls (31-20-4-3), taking a 4-3 overtime win on Tuesday Night at Bell MTS Place. The Moose came out with a strong start as Ryan White scored his second in as many games just 2:05 into the contest. The hosts made it 2-0 at 5:37 as Logan Shaw beat a few defenders and then got past Kevin Boyle on the wraparound. The goal prompted San Diego to make a swap in net as Jeff Glass came into the game. Cameron Schilling gave the Moose a 3-0 edge with 5:22 left in the period, knocking in a White rebound. San Diego fired back in the late stages of the frame as Kalle Kossila finished off a pretty passing sequence for a power play tally with 1:10 left in the period. Just eight seconds later, Ben Street scored on a wraparound to get the Gulls within one goal as the Moose took a 3-2 lead into the intermission.
The teams cooled off in the second period as Eric Comrie turned away 11 shots and Glass stopped eight for a scoreless frame. San Diego's best chance came on a scramble in front of Comrie during a five-on-three power play, but Tucker Poolman helped his goaltender dig the puck off the line. The Moose also had a chance during that penalty kill as White nearly had his second of the game on a breakaway during the two-man disadvantage. Manitoba almost pushed the lead to two when Kristian Vesalainen found some room, but his wrister rang off the post and the Moose had to settle for a 3-2 lead through 40 minutes.
The Moose maintained the 3-2 edge until Kiefer Sherwood scored shorthanded 9:36 into the period to tie the game. The score stayed locked until the final 12 seconds of overtime. Already having made a slick move to the net and being denied earlier in the extra frame, Vesalainen made a power move around a San Diego defender and tucked the puck past Glass to give the Moose the 4-3 win.
Quick Hits
- Ryan White has three points (2G, 1A) in his last two games.
- Cameron Schilling has five points (2G, 3A) over his last five games.
- Kristian Vesalainen scored his first AHL overtime winner.
Quotable
Forward Kristian Vesalainen on the team's start - "Obviously we started a lot better in the game than last game. I think it was a good opportunity for us to better our game, and it was a great win."
Forward Ryan White on the overtime period - "The guys were buzzing out there in OT. I thought we controlled the pace most of the overtime and had some good chances. [Comrie] made a huge save right before [Vesalainen] got that one. I said to one of the boys, 'I don't think I could ever make that play.' It was a big boy play by the 'Big Fin' there, and there's a reason we got him here. I'm glad he got to contribute tonight and hopefully get his feet wet a little bit with us we'll just keep going."
Linked Up
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What's Next?
The Moose hit the road this week for their first-ever visit to Colorado to take on the Eagles on Friday and Saturday. Friday's game can be heard on TSN 1290, and both will air on moosehockey.com/listenlive, the Moose App and stream on AHLTV starting at 7:45 p.m. CT.
