Moose Split back-to-back with wild
The Manitoba Moose improved to 13-27-1-1 on the season thanks to a weekend split vs. division rival Iowa this past week.
The Moose lit up the Wild for eight goals for in the two games while giving up just five of their own in the process.
Youngster Domenic DiVincentiis was handed the first loss, while Kaapo Kahkonen was in goal to earn a big win.
After falling behind 3-0 in the first game of the back-to-back, captain Dominic Toninato finally got the Moose on the board, scoring with 57 seconds left in the game, making it 3-1, to which it would end. DiVincentiis turned aside 33 of the 35 shots he faced, with one Wild goal having been scored into the empty net.
“I think for the most part we were battling, sometimes the puck just doesn’t bounce for you," said forward Parker Ford, who somehow managed eight shots on goal in the game. "This final stretch of the season, we just gotta find a way. We know those are big points, they’re right ahead of us in the standings, and tomorrow is huge for us.”
As Ford indicated, things would get better for the team, as the weekend wore on. In fact, the result of the game on Sunday was much better than the 3-1 loss the Moose faced the day before.
Ford, Dylan Coghlan and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby each scored twice in the 7-2 thrashing, with Brad Lambert picking up three primary assists in the win. Kahkonen turned aside 23 of the 25 shots he faced in the victory.
“Finally pucks started going in for us, we played a good sixty minutes and got off to a good start, which helps," Lambert said after the win. "We had everyone tonight, that was the key.”
Next up for Manitoba is a Wednesday night affair at Canada Life Centre vs. the Texas Stars.
Members of the Game On photography staff are typically on site for Moose and Jets games, with a selection of their photos being shared below:
*Photos courtesy of Steve Sasaki:
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