By Travis Kondratuk
www.moosehockey.com
For the second straight game the Moose and Bulldogs needed more than 60:00 to decide the game. This time not even OT could decide things as the Moose failed to capitalize on a powerplay in the extra frame. The two teams went to a shootout where it took ten shooters from each side to finally declare a winner. Matt D'agostini scored the game-winner as he roofed a shot over the glove of Wade Flaherty. Mike Keane had a chance to tie it, but Yann Danis made a nice save with his left pad to steal the extra point for the visitors. That point means the Bulldogs have regained sole possession of second place in the North Division standings. The Moose will not have to wait too long for redemption however, as their first game back after Christmas is against the very same Bulldogs in Hamilton.
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First Period
Corey Locke snuck in behind the Moose defence and was fed a great breakaway pass by Jean-Philippe Cote, where he broke in on Wade Flaherty and beat him low to the blocker side to put the Bulldogs up 1-0 at 6:02.
Yann Danis came out to the top of his crease to make a save on an Alex Edler slapshot, but the rebound bounced right to Mike Keane who was able to stuff the puck into the wide open net before Danis could recover. The game-tying goal came 1:47 after the Bulldogs had jumped out to the early lead.
Nathan McIver and Zack Stortini got into a scrap behind the play, something that was brewing from an earlier incident in front of the Moose crease. McIver got his arm free and was raining blows on Stortini who was winding up for one big shot which he just missed connecting with. Stortini did catch McIver with a punch that caused him to lose his balance a bit, and the two players separated. The linesmen wanted to step in but McIver and Stortini still wanted to continue with round two. The players squared off once again, but waited too long and the linesmen finally stepped in to break it up.
The Moose heavily outshot the Bulldogs 12-3 but could manage no better than the tie after one period.
Second Period
Andrei Kostitsyn took a boarding penalty as he hammered Maxime Fortunus from behind in the Moose zone to give the Moose a powerplay opportunity.
The Moose struggled to get going with the man-advantage, but with just :10 left on the powerplay Alex Edler fired a shot on net and the rebound came out to Shaun Heshka at the edge of the right face-off circle where he potted his first goal of the season to give the Moose a 2-1 lead at 5:25 of the second period.
Maxime Fortunus and J.J. Hunter took consecutive minor penalties to give the Bulldogs an extended powerplay advantage. The Moose were able to kill both penalties off without incedent and continued to cling to their one-goal lead.
Third Period
Andrei Kostitsyn tied the game for the visiting Bulldogs as he picked up a loose puck behind the net and then tried to turn and feed a pass out in front of the Moose net. The puck deflected off Patrick Coulombe's skate in the crease, and past a helpless Wade Flaherty to tie the game at two. Mikhail Grabovski drew the lone assist on the game-tying goal at 5:09 of the third period.
Brandon Reid restored the lead for the home-side as he burried a rebound into the open cage. Jason Jaffray came down the left wing and fired a shot on Yann Danis. Jaffray took a second whack at it and the rebound bounced out to Brandon Reid who's initial shot was blocked in the crease by Dan Jancevski, but the rebound fell to Reid a second time and this time he made no mistake as he lifted the puck high into the net.
The lead was short lived however, as Duncan Milroy fired a shot on Wade Flaherty that he was able to stop, but the rebound fell at the top of the crease where Mikhail Grabovski lifted the puck up-and-over the sprawling goalie. The goal came exactly 3:00 after the Moose had regained the lead.
Andrei Kostitsyn took a hooking penalty with :32.5 seconds left in the third period to give the Moose a glorious chance to win it in regulation. Bulldog's coach Don Lever was so incensed with the call, that he took a game misconduct and was forced to leave the ice.
The Moose could not capitalize before the end of regulation and for the second straight time veresus Hamilton, overtime would be needed.
Overtime
The Moose started the overtime period on the powerplay, but once agian seemed reluctant to shoot the puck. The team did get a few shots through , but most were either blocked in front or missed the net altogether. The Bulldogs were able to kill-off the penalty and dodge a huge bullet.
The overtime period decided nothing and a shootout was needed to see who would take home the extra point in the standings.
Shootout
#23 Andrei Kostitsyn started the shootout for the Bulldogs making a nice backhand-to-forehand move, sliding the puck past a sprawling Flaherty.
Scored
#10 Brandon Reid was the first shooter for the Moose and he made the exact same move as Kostitsyn with the exact same result, beating Yann Danis.
Scored
#84 Corey Locke was next for the Bulldogs and he came across the crease scoring blocker side on Flats.
Scored
#15 Jason Jaffray was second for the Moose and he scored outwaiting Yann Danis and roofing it.
Scored
#25 Michael Lambert was up next for Hamilton, but Flaherty was able to outwait him and make the save. But referee Bob Langdon blew the play dead, saying that Flaherty left his crease before the shooter touched the puck, giving Lambert a second chance.Flaherty stopped him anyway as Lambert went five-hole but Flats slammed the door.
Saved
#20 Brad Moran was third shooter for the Moose and he fired wide of the right side.
Saved
#19 Duncan Milroy was fourth for the Bulldogs and he scored blocker side on Wade Flaherty.
Scored
#37 Lee Goren was next for the Moose and he went backhand where Danis made a nice blocker save.
Saved
#22 Matt D'Agostini was the fifth shooter for the Bulldogs but Flaherty stopped him with his right pad.
Saved
#12 Captain Keane was the fifth shooter for the Moose and he fired a shot high glove-side on Danis.
Scored
The teams were tied after five shooters sending the shootout into sudden death. They started again from the top with the first shooters again.
#23 Andrei Kostitsyn started the second round for the Bulldogs but Flaherty made a nice poke-check for the save.
Saved
#10 Brandon Reid was next for the Moose but the puck rolled on him and he tried to go five-hole but Danis made the save.
Saved
#84 Corey Locke was next but Flaherty outwaited him, and Locke ran out of room firing his shot off the post.
Saved
#15 Jason Jaffray was up again but he was stopped by Danis as he tried to stuff the puck past the Hamilton goaltender.
Saved
#19 Duncan Milroy had his second chance but he fired it over the net.
Saved
#20 Brad Moran was up again but he was stopped by the blocker of Yann Danis.
Saved
#25 Michael Lambert had another try but Flahery made a nice glove save.
Saved
#37 Lee Goren was up again but Yann Danis made a nice glove save of his own.
Saved
#22 Matt D'Agostini finally scored as he roofed his shot high over the glove of Wade Flaherty.
Scored
#12 Mike Keane had to score to keep the Moose in it. He deked Danis but the Hamilton goaltender was able to make the left pad save and secure the extra point for the Bulldogs.
Saved
Moose scratches: Joe Rullier, Jesse Schultz, Dustin Wood, Adam Keefe, Marc-Andre Bernier
Bulldogs scratches: Eric Manlow, Andre Benoit, Maxim Lapierre, Danny Groulx
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| SCORING |
1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
SO |
T |
| Hamilton |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Manitoba |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Dec 21, 2006 - MTS Centre FIRST PERIOD:1. Hamilton, C. Locke (8) (J. Cote) 6:02 2. Manitoba, M. Keane (5) (A. Edler, M. Fortunus) 7:49 Penalties - Z. Stortini Ham (fighting) 8:32, N. McIver Mtb (fighting) 8:32, B. Moran Mtb (hooking) 17:55 SECOND PERIOD:3. Manitoba, S. Heshka (1) (A. Edler, B. Reid) 5:25 PP Penalties - A. Archer Ham (interference) 1:12, A. Kostitsyn Ham (boarding) 3:35, A. Baines Ham (interference) 11:40, M. Fortunus Mtb (interference) 12:39, J. Hunter Mtb (tripping) 14:28 THIRD PERIOD:4. Hamilton, A. Kostitsyn (10) (M. Grabovski) 5:09 5. Manitoba, B. Reid (10) (J. Jaffray) 10:52 6. Hamilton, M. Grabovski (9) (D. Milroy, J. Hejda) 13:52 Penalties - M. Grabovski Ham (diving 64.2) 7:47, L. Goren Mtb (hooking) 7:47, J. Cote Ham (interference) 10:03, L. Goren Mtb (roughing) 10:25, A. Archer Ham (high-sticking) 13:08, J. Cote Ham (roughing) 13:08, M. Brown Mtb (roughing) 13:08, P. Ryan Mtb (unsportsmanlike conduct) 13:08, D. Milroy Ham (hooking) 16:00, Served by . Ham (game misconduct - abuse of officials 40.5) 19:27, A. Kostitsyn Ham (interference) 19:27 OT PERIOD:No Scoring Penalties - No Penalties Shootout Round 1 -
| SHOTS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
SO |
T |
| Hamilton |
3 |
10 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
30 |
| Manitoba |
12 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
POWER PLAYS:Hamilton Bulldogs 0-4. Manitoba Moose 1-6. GOALTENDERS:Hamilton Bulldogs Danis 23-14-5 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 64:52 SV: 30 GA: 3 [W] Manitoba Moose Flaherty 17-9-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 65:00 SV: 26 GA: 3 [SOL]
Attendance:
6545
- HAM - #31 Mikhail Grabovski
- MTB - #2 Alex Edler
- MTB - #10 Brandon Reid
- The Moose now get a few days of rest for the holidays. The team is back in action after Christmas to visit the Bulldogs one more time on December 27th.
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Updated: Dec. 21, 2006 at 10:56 PM CST
