By Travis Kondratuk
www.moosehockey.com
The Moose could not pot the game-winner in overtime, even though they enjoyed a 4-on-3 powerplay for the entire extra frame. However the team rallied, enduring a 14 shooter marathon that saw Lee Goren score the game-winner, roofing a shot glove side on Ty Conklin. Drew MacIntyre made a nice pad save on Adam Pineault to seal the victory for the Moose, their first shootout win of the season in five tries. The win improves the Moose overall record to 24-16-7-4 on the season, and 3-0-2-0 versus Syracuse this year.
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First Period
Manitoba drew the first powerplay chance as Ryan Caldwell took a hooking minorfor the Crunch at the 4:39 mark of the period.
The Moose looked a little out of sorts as they tried to get used to some new line mates, with the callups of Brad Moran and Brandon Reid to the Canucks earlier in the day.
Manitoba couldn't convert on the man-advantage and only seconds after the penalty to Caldwell expired, the Crunch opened the scoring as Curtis Glencross slapped a rebound through the pads of Drew MacIntyre at the top of the Moose crease. The goal came at 4:02 with Marc Methot and Alexandre Picard drawing the assists.
The Moose came right back only :38 later and scored a goal of their own to tie the game. J.J. Hunter scored his first goal since Dec. 10/06 versus the Peoria Rivermen as he roofed a shot over the shoulder of Ty Conklin. Mike Keane dug the puck out on the left-hand boards and fed a nice touch pass to Hunter who wristed home his third goal for the Moose this season.
Patrick Coulombe got "crunched" from behind in the corner of the Moose zone by Zenon Kenopka. The Syracuse centre was given a 2:00 boarding penalty on the play.
The Moose killed off a slashing penalty to Nathan McIver and scored just :04 after the penalty had expired, as Dustin Wood notched his third goal of the season. J.J. Hunter fed a nice soft pass to Wood at the point, who stepped into a one-timer that bulged the twine stick-side on Ty Conklin. The goal put the Moose up 2-1 at the 14:46 mark of the first.
A slow start to the game picked up as both teams found their legs in the last half of the first period. The Moose lead 8-7 after 20:00 of play.
Second Period
With Drew MacIntyre down and out after getting run into by Zenon Konopka, his blocker came off after Konopka stepped on it, yet the referee allowed the play to continue. Curtis Glencross circled the Moose net and lifted the puck into the open cage over the helpless goaltender, tying the game for the visitors. The goal was Glencross' second of the night, with the assists going to Konopka and Tomas Kloucek at 4:11 of the second.
MacIntyre was furious that the play was not blown dead on the goal and was assessed a 2:00 penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct for his outburst. The team was able to kill of the penalty however, leaving the score tied at two goals apiece.
The Moose were assessed a bench minor for two many men that was served by Jannik Hansen. Upon exiting the box, Hansen broke in with Jason Jaffray and Lee Goren. That line had some chemistry early in the season and looked good on this shift as they wreaked havoc in the Crunch zone.
Referee Francois St. Laurent wasn't making any friends with the Moose fans as he called a hooking penalty on Syracuse defenceman Tomas Kloucek but also called Jesse Schultz for unsporstmanlike diving on the play. The fans rained down boos of disapproval at the call from the stands.
Neither team could mustre another goal as the teams ended the second period tied at two goals apiece, with the Moose holding the slight advantage in shots at 17-16.
Third Period
Drew MacIntyre made a sparkling glove save on Ryan Caldwell to keep the game tied at the 11:18 mark of the third. The Moose had yet to register a shot to that point of the period.
Colby Genoway took a hooking penalty at 9:02 of the third, putting the Moose penalty-kill to the test once again. Drew MacIntyre stepped up with another nice save, this time off a Derrick Walser point shot with Zenon Konopka parked right in front his crease creating a screen. MacIntyre made a few more saves to help kill the penalty and keep the game tied.
With Dustin Wood in the box for hooking, the Moose had a great chance shorthanded as Mike Keane broke in on the Crunch net, but the play was broken up and Joakim Lindstrom was sent in all alone on the Moose goal down the left wing. MacIntyre came up big once again as he flashed the leather, making a spectacular glove save to keep the Moose in the game.
The Moose were on their heels for the bulk of the final period as they could only manage one shot on net in the third. MacIntyre held the fort for the home squad as he made 15 saves in the period for the Moose.
Syracuse forward Andrew Murray was given a 5:00 high-sticking major at the 20:00 mark which would give the Moose the man-advantage for the entire overtime period.
Overtime
Playing 4-on-3 thanks to the Murray penalty the Moose worked the puck around in the Crunch zone. Try as they might the Moose could not get a puck past Conklin in the Crunch net. So Scott Arniel called a timeout to get everyone on the same page with :41.9 to play in overtime and the face-off in the Crunch zone.
The Moose could not solve the Crunch penalty-kill and this game would require a shoot-out to decide a winner.
Shootout
1)MTB - Mike Keane - was first to shoot for the Moose, he fired over the net.
Saved
1)SYR - Geoff Platt - deked to MacIntyre's left and outwaited the Moose goaltender as he roofed the puck over D-Mac who had gone to the ice to try and stop the initial move.
Scored
2)MTB - Patrick Coulombe - deked before stuffing a back-hand through the legs of Ty Conklin.
Scored
2)SYR - Joakim Lindstrom - tried to deke MacIntyre but the puck rolled off his stick behind the Moose net.
Saved
3)MTB - Jason Jaffray - deked to Conklin's left, tried to outwait the goalie. As Conklin went to the ice he kicked up his pad and made the toe save as Jaffray tried to lift the puck over him.
Saved
3)SYR - Adam Pineault - was the third shooter for the Crunch, he put his shot off the crossbar.
Saved
4)MTB - Jesse Schultz - tried to go five-hole on Conklin but the Crunch goaltender shut the door.
Saved
4)SYR - Zenon Konopka - tried to go to the right side but MacIntyre made the pad save.
Saved
5)MTB - Lee Goren - fired a shot to the stick side of Conklin that beat the Crunch goaltender.
Scored
5)SYR - Alexandre Picard - Had to score to keep the shootout alive. He came across the face of goal getting MacIntyre moving right before he shot back to D-Mac's left over his glove.
Scored
The teams were tied at two shootout goals apiece after five shooters, sending the shootout into sudden death. They started from the top with the first shooters again.
1)MTB - Mike Keane - deked Ty Conklin right out of the net, but he misfired on the open cage and put the shot off the crossbar.
Saved
1)SYR - Geoff Platt - decided to step into a slapshot that D-Mac snatched out of the air with his glove.
Saved
2)MTB - Patrick Coulombe - put his shot over the net.
Saved
2)SYR - Joakim Lindstrom - tried to deke MacIntyre but the Moose goalie stayed with him and made the save against the post.
Saved
3)MTB - Lee Goren - tried to go backhand on Conklin but the Crunch goalie made the save.
Saved
3)SYR - Alexandre Picard - lost the handle on the puck as he tried to deke MacIntyre.
Saved
4)MTB - Jason Jaffray - fired the puck over the net.
Saved
4)SYR - Zenon Konopka - also fired high over the net.
Saved
5)MTB - Jesse Schultz - fired a shot top shelf over the glove of Conklin.
Scored
5)SYR - Adam Pineault - Had to answer Schultz's marker to keep the shootout alive. He fired a shot five-hole beating MacIntyre to keep the shootout alive.
Scored
The teams remained tied after 10 shooters aside, so the teams started from the top again.
1)MTB - Mike Keane - went glove side on Ty Conklin but he just got a piece to keep the puck out.
Saved
1)SYR - Geoff Platt - fired his shot wide of the net.
Saved
2)MTB - Patrick Coulombe - lost the handle as he tried to go five-hole, Conklin made the save with his paddle.
Saved
2)SYR - Joakim Lindstrom - MacIntyre made a nice glove save to keep the shootout going.
Saved
3)MTB - Jason Jaffray - tried to deke Conklin but the netminder stayed with the Moose's leading goal scorer to make the save.
Saved
3)SYR - Zenon Konopka - shot low to the left of MacIntyre who made a nice kick save with his stick.
Saved
4)MTB - Lee Goren - roofed a shot over the glove of Conklin to put the pressure on the next Crunch shooter to keep the shootout going.
Scored
4)SYR - Adam Pineault - needed to score, but Drew MacIntyre made the pad save to earn the first shootout victory of the season for the Moose.
Saved
Even though the Moose must have been disappointed that they couldn't score in overtime to end the game, they still managed to earn the two points in the standings with the shootout win. Drew MacIntyre was the first star of the night as he was spectacular in the third period stopping 15 shots and the shootout, only allowing three goals from 14 shooters.
Moose scratches: Rick Rypien, Tyler Bouck
Crunch scratches: Tomas Popperle, Philippe Dupuis, Jeffrey Szwez, Andy Canzanello, Jekabs Redlihs, Trevor Frischmon
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Global Highlights - Moose vs. Crunch - stream
| SCORING |
1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
SO |
T |
| Syracuse |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Manitoba |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Feb 9, 2007 - MTS Centre FIRST PERIOD:1. Syracuse, C. Glencross (8) (M. Methot, A. Picard) 7:02 2. Manitoba, J. Hunter (3) (M. Keane, D. Wood) 7:40 3. Manitoba, D. Wood (3) (J. Hunter, J. Jaffray) 14:46 Penalties - R. Caldwell Syr (hooking) 4:39, Z. Konopka Syr (boarding) 9:26, N. McIver Mtb (slashing) 12:42, D. Verot Syr (interference) 15:04, A. Picard Syr (roughing) 19:39, N. McIver Mtb (roughing) 19:39 SECOND PERIOD:4. Syracuse, C. Glencross (9) (Z. Konopka, A. Pineault) 4:11 Penalties - T. Santala Mtb (slashing) 1:51, D. MacIntyre Mtb (unsportsmanlike conduct) 4:11, D. Verot Syr (hooking) 6:47, B. Simon Syr (unsportsmanlike conduct) 10:53, Served by J. Hansen Mtb (bench minor - too many men) 15:48, C. Glencross Syr (hooking) 18:24, T. Kloucek Syr (hooking) 18:54, J. Schultz Mtb (diving 64.2) 18:54, R. Caldwell Syr (roughing) 20:00, T. Santala Mtb (roughing) 20:00 THIRD PERIOD:No Scoring Penalties - C. Genoway Mtb (hooking) 9:02, D. Wood Mtb (hooking) 13:42, A. Murray Syr (major - high-sticking) 20:00 OT PERIOD:No Scoring Penalties - No Penalties Shootout Round 1 - MTB - Mike Keane - No Round 1 -
| SHOTS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
SO |
T |
| Syracuse |
7 |
9 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
| Manitoba |
8 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
25 |
POWER PLAYS:Syracuse Crunch 0-6. Manitoba Moose 0-7. GOALTENDERS:Syracuse Crunch Conklin 3-12-3 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 64:39 SV: 22 GA: 2 [SOL] Manitoba Moose MacIntyre 24-12-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 64:50 SV: 30 GA: 2 [W]
Attendance:
7533
- MTB- #1 Drew MacIntyre
- SYR- #20 Curtis Glencross
- MTB- #18 J.J. Hunter
- The Moose host the Crunch again tomorrow night at the MTS Centre. This promises to be an exciting night as the Moose will be celebrating a few occasions on the evening. Over 2,500 aboriginal youth will make their way to the MTS Centre as part of the eighth annual “Follow Your Dreams” Night, and the Moose will also take fans on a trip down memory lane as part of "Old Time Hockey Night". It is also Minor Hockey Night as over 2,000 minor hockey league players will be in attendance. Kids can wear their minor hockey league jersey and win great prizes from the Moose and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Updated: Feb. 9, 2007 at 11:59 PM CST
