Moose fall to Marlies 3-0 on Friday
After picking up four-straight wins and earning nine of a possible 10 points in their last five games, the Manitoba Moose fell back down to earth on Friday night.
Hosting the Toronto Marlies in the first test of a two-game weekend series, the red-hot Moose had their winning streak snapped, as the visitors shut out the host 3-0 in a rather lopsided affair.
Falling to 11-20-1-1 on the year, Manitoba gave up the first goal to Toronto just 5:33 in with Matthew Barbolini earning the opening tally. Jacob Quillan doubled the Marlies' lead before the period expired. The visitors added another on an empty net strike as time ticked down, sealing the deal for Toronto.
Kaapo Kahkonen turned aside 27 of the 29 shots he faced, while none of his teammates managed to find the twine on the night. They will look to turn things around on Sunday after a day off on Saturday.
“We had a great road trip and we didn’t carry that into the first period, for whatever reason," Moose forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan, who had three shots on net, said. "I thought we had a good response in the second and third, and generated a ton of chances. We need to keep that feeling we had on the road going.”
Next up for Manitoba is the second half of the two-game series, as the Moose host the Marlies once again on Sunday afternoon. Puck drop is set for 2:00 PM central time.
Members of the Game On photography staff were on site for the two games, and a selection of their photos can be found below:
*Photos courtesy of Steve Sasaki:
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