Game Recap: Moose 1 at Iowa 8
By: Daniel Fink | Published: October 7th 2018Manitoba Moose (0-2-0-0) at Iowa Wild (2-0-0-0)
Sunday, October 7, 2018 - Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
Manitoba Moose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Iowa Wild | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
Manitoba Moose | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
Iowa Wild | 13 | 16 | 13 | 42 |
Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
Manitoba Moose | 0/2 | 4/7 | 14 |
Iowa Wild | 3/7 | 2/2 | 4 |
Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
Manitoba Moose | Eric Comrie | 39:59 | 29 | 24 |
Manitoba Moose | Ken Appleby | 20:00 | 13 | 10 |
Iowa Wild | Andrew Hammond | 60:00 | 27 | 26 |
Goal Summary
P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
1 | 6:38 | IA | G. Fitzgerald (2) | M. Shaw (1) | ES | 1-0 IA | |
1 | 14:14 | IA | R. Murphy (2) | L. Belpedio (1) | D. Sokolov (1) | PP | 2-0 IA |
1 | 18:00 | MB | K. Reichel (1) | C. Schilling (1) | D. Everberg (1) | ES | 2-1 IA |
2 | 5:18 | IA | C. Beck (1) | L. Belpedio (2) | A. Hammond (1) | PP | 3-1 IA |
2 | 8:40 | IA | K. Rau (2) | E. Martinsson (1) | S. Anas (1) | PP | 4-1 IA |
2 | 17:48 | IA | C. Beck (2) | M. Bartkowski (1) | ES | 5-1 IA | |
3 | 6:06 | IA | M. Liambas (1) | H. Warner (1) | ES | 6-1 IA | |
3 | 14:02 | IA | G. Mayhew (1) | M. Shaw (2) | ES | 7-1 IA | |
3 | 19:36 | IA | M. Shaw (1) | D. Sokolov (2) | H. Warner (2) | ES | 8-1 IA |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (0-2-0-0) and Iowa Wild (2-0-0-0) played their second game of the AHL's opening weekend Sunday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa. The Wild got rolling 6:38 into the contest as Gerry Fitzgerald capitalized on a Moose turnover to give Iowa the lead. The Wild added to their advantage at the 14:14 mark courtesy of a Ryan Murphy power play goal. Manitoba cut into the deficit with two minutes left in the period, as Kristian Reichel tipped a Cameron Schilling pass to the back of the net. Reichel's tally left the score at 2-1 Wild after one period.
The Wild built their advantage in the second frame, scoring three times. Colton Beck made it 3-1 Iowa with a power play goal 5:18 into the period. Iowa struck for its third power play tally of the contest off the stick of Kyle Rau three minutes later. Beck added another marker with 2:12 to go in the period, firing a sharp angle shot to the twine to give Iowa a 5-1 lead going to the third.
Iowa kept the offence coming in the final frame. Mike Liambas redirected a Hunter Warner pass by Ken Appleby 6:06 into the period. With six minutes to go, Gerald Mayhew was sent on a breakaway out the penalty box and converted the chance to make it a seven-goal game. Mason Shaw capped off a three-point night by scoring a goal with 24 seconds remaining, capping off an 8-1 win for the Wild.
Quick Hits
- Forward Kristian Reichel scored his first AHL goal in his AHL debut.
- Dennis Everberg recorded his first point with the Moose.
- Attendance was announced at 4,536.
What's Next?
The Moose return home to Bell MTS Place Friday, Oct. 12 for the Home Opener against the Belleville Senators at 7 p.m. CT. The teams clash for a second time the following evening at 6 p.m. CT. Tickets are available at moosehockey.com/tickets.