Game Story

The Manitoba Moose (7-2-0-0) picked up their second victory in as many nights over the Iowa Wild (3-5-1-1) at Casey’s Center on Saturday night. They were coming off a 4-3 win over the Wild on Friday night.

The opening stanza was penalty-filled for the second night in a row. Each side had three power plays, with Iowa’s third opportunity leaking over into the second period. Brayden Yager opened the scoring with Manitoba’s fourth power play marker in the past two outings, tapping home a rebound at 4:28. Iowa led 14-8 on the shot clock through one, with Domenic DiVincentiis blanking the Wild offence into the intermission.

The parade to the penalty box continued in the second, to the tune of seven infractions. Two Wild power plays and three for the Moose resulted in no goals on the scoreboard. DiVincentiis and Riley Mercer stood tall, making eight and 14 saves, respectively.

The Moose padded their lead just under seven minutes into the third. Yager lofted a pass to Lucas Wahlin, who broke in on goal and beat Mercer over the shoulder to make it 2-0 Moose. Both teams managed more discipline in the third, but the Wild still had a chance with a five-on-three man advantage midway through the frame. DiVincentiis and the Moose killed off their sixth and seventh penalties of the evening, holding the 2-0 scoreline intact. Iowa pulled the goaltender in favour of the extra attacker with over three minutes to play, but DiVincentiis and the Moose held firm again. Manitoba locked down its seventh win of the season, and second in a row, by a 2-0 score.

Statbook

• Moose goaltenders Domenic DiVincentiis and Thomas Milic made 76 saves on 79 shots this weekend in Iowa
• Manitoba scored four power play goals on 14 opportunities in the two-game series with Iowa
• Henry Thrun extended his point streak to six games with an assist
• Noah Gregor ran his point streak to four games with an assist

Quotable

Moose forward Brayden Yager (click for full interview)
“Obviously nice to get the two points… just kind of sloppy, obviously a lot of penalties and tough to stay in it for some guys that aren’t usually on the special teams, but nice to stick with it and get the two points.”

What’s Coming Up

Manitoba continues its six-game road trip on Tuesday morning when they take on the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Puck drop is at 11 a.m. CDT. Coverage starts at 10:45 a.m. CDT on CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey.

The Moose are back at Canada Life Centre on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. when they host the Toronto Marlies. The Friday Moosic Series is back, featuring the 12/21 performing as Green Day. Get your tickets and find promotion information at moosehockey.com/tickets.