Mosoe vs Admirals

The Skinny: The Moose came into action having won eight straight at Bell MTS Place and had secured a point in 12 straight (11-0-0-1) which meant they've swept the last four series here. They came into today's game against division rival Milwaukee a point back of the Admirals who sat in sixth and just three points out of a playoff spot (currently held by Rockford) with three games in hand. Moose Lineup: Harkins-Shaw-Griffith McKenzie-Spacek-Lipon Fejes-Girard-Reichel Pedersen-Maclise-D'Aoust Stanley-Poolman Schilling-Beaudoin Oligny-Nogier Comrie Berdin Game Play: - Marko Dano was a late scratch after taking warm up (he blocked a shot at the end of the last game); - He took warm up skate but didn't dress for Manitoba who ended up moving their left wingers up one line each; - Admirals got two goals to start the game as they came out really quickly; - Early in the 2nd the Moose tied it up quickly as Skyler McKenzie and Jansen Harkins scored 1:47 apart; - But 19 seconds later the Admirals took a 3-2 lead after the puck flubbed off Jimmy Oligny's stick and onto Joe Pendenza's blade; - Four minutes later Adam Helewka got his second of the game to make it 4-2 - This was followed by Eeli Tolvanen ripping one upstairs to make it 5-2; - Five goals was the limit and Coach Vincent gave Eric Comrie the mercy pull; - After 40 minutes it was 5-2 and shots were 25-21 for the visitors; - Right after the Moose got hit with a questionable faceoff violation minor in the 3rd, JC Lipon scored shorthanded to make it 5-3; - With 6:45 left in the final period Alexis D'Aoust floated a harmless looking shot which caught Grosenick off guard to make it 5-4; - The Moose came close to tying the game when Skyler McKenzie was a post away from making it 5-5; - The Admirals Matt Donovan lifted a backhand which sent the puck 190 feet towards the Moose end and into the empty net; - JC Lipon scored with 1:08 left to make it a 6-5 game but that's as close as the Moose would come. Photo Credit: Jonathan Kozub (Manitoba Moose) Streaks: - Tucker Poolman extended his streak to eight games (1G 8A); - Michael Spacek hit the three game mark with the assist he picked up on the first Moose goal (2G 2A); - JC Lipon hit double digits in goals for the fourth consecutive season (third multi goal game this season); - Seth Griffith hit the 30 assist mark for the fourth time in his career. Notable: Despite making 15 saves on 15 shots Mikhail Berdin picked up the loss. Imagine not giving up a goal against but getting hung with an L on the night. Clearly not all losses are created equally. Standings: With the loss the Moose drop to 24-22-3-2 and with an IceHogs win today, Manitoba find themselves five points back of a playoff spot although they still have three games in hand on Rockford who hold the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division. Next Game Action: In the sixth and final game of this homestand, the Moose will conclude their two-game series with the Admirals on Monday, February 18 at Bell-MTS Place at 2 pm.

Admirals stop Moose streak in eventful 6-5 contest