Recap: Moose 2 at Colorado 0
By: Manitoba Moose Staff | Published: March 22nd 2019
Manitoba Moose (32-27-4-2) at Colorado Eagles (33-24-3-1)
Friday, March 22, 2019 - Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colo.
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colorado Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| Colorado Eagles | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
| Manitoba Moose | 1/3 | 6/6 | 24 |
| Colorado Eagles | 0/6 | 2/3 | 18 |
| Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
| Manitoba Moose | Ken Appleby | 59:58 | 33 | 33 |
| Colorado Eagles | Pavel Francouz | 58:14 | 24 | 22 |
Goal Summary
| P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 1 | 6:45 | MB | M. Appleton (11) | K. Vesalainen (6) | S. Griffith (34) | PP | 1-0 MB |
| 2 | 15:52 | MB | JC Lipon (11) | L. Stanley (12) | K. Appleby (1) | ES | 2-0 MB |
Game Story
On Friday night, the Manitoba Moose (32-27-4-2) scored a big win in their first visit to the home of the Colorado Eagles (33-24-3-1). The Moose opened the scoring at 6:45 of the first period when back-to-back Eagles penalties allowed Manitoba's power play to find the twine. Mason Appleton scored his 11th of the season off a Kristian Vesalainen rebound, slamming it past Pavel Francouz. Penalties were the story of the first period with fights in both the opening and final minute. A total of 26 penalty minutes were handed out in the first. Ken Appleby faced only five shots in the opening frame, stopping all of them to maintain the 1-0 lead.
Appleby's biggest stop came just over four minutes into the second period, when he stoned Michael Joly on a breakaway. He would be tested with regularity in the middle frame due to three Colorado power plays. After all the penalties, Appleby helped his team double their lead. The netminder tapped a puck to Logan Stanley who made an outstanding, rink-long pass to JC Lipon. Lipon fired it top corner on Francouz at 15:52 of the middle frame. Appleby finished off the second period with 19 saves, and the Moose leading 2-0.
Appleby finished off his incredible performance with fourteen more saves in the third period. The Moose took two late penalties allowing for some time at six-on-three with Francouz out of the net. Manitoba's penalty kill stood tall, killing off their sixth penalty of the night and securing the 2-0 victory. Appleby totalled 33 saves in the shutout.
Quick Hits
- JC Lipon is now third in franchise history for penalty minutes with 730.
- Ken Appleby became the first Moose goalie to record a point this season.
- Appleby's 33 save shutout was his first as a Moose and the first for the club on the road this season.
What's Next?
The Moose and Eagles face off once again Saturday night, with Mitch Peacock and the pre-game show beginning at 7:45 p.m. CT on moosehockey.com/listenlive/, the Moose App, and streaming live on AHLTV.
