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Updated: Oct. 17, 2007 at 10:04 PM CDT

Moose trample Americans 7-1

By Jen Sharpe
www.moosehockey.com

Manitoba followed up their first win of the season with a powerful performance in the rematch vs. Rochester, trouncing the visiting Americans 7-1 at the MTS Centre Wednesday night. Jason Jaffray led all scorers with one goal and two assists, while five other players registered a multi-point game.

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First Period

With the Moose looking for their second consecutive win and the Americans looking to rebound from a shutout, it should be no surprise that passions ran high at the MTS Centre Wednesday night. Gritty play on both ends of the ice set the tone early in the game, and 11-minutes in, divisional rivalries ignited between Manitoba's Mike Brown and Rochester's Mike Weber, resulting in the third fight in two nights between both teams.

With the Americans down a man due to Weber's extra boarding penalty, the Moose were quick to attack. After circling the puck behind the Americans net, Jason Jaffray slipped the short pass to Brad Moran at the crease, who tucked it in behind netminder David Shantz.

But Manitoba's top line wasn't through yet. Trading offensive roles just over a minute later, Moran fed Jaffray at the top of the crease, and #15 tipped it past Shantz to put the Moose up 2-0. Feeding off Mike Brown's tenacity in the Rochester zone, Alexandre Bolduc increased Manitoba's lead to three goals, capping the home team's most productive period of the season.

Second Period

An ear-piercing ping off Drew MacIntyre's post 30-seconds into the second period alerted fans that the Americans were striving to even the score. But two of Manitoba's newest acquisitions propelled the Moose even further ahead, as Mason Raymond -- in his first Moose game this season -- directed a cross-crease pass to Stanley Cup-winner Ryan Shannon, who expertly directed it back behind Shantz.

Two minutes later, Rochester's second powerplay of the game would prove to break their goose-egg. As the Americans swarmed the Moose zone on a two-man advantage, forward Mark Mancari closed the gap by sniping a shot past MacIntyre for the visitors' first goal on their ninth shot of the game.

Third Period

Not willing to sit on their three-goal lead, Manitoba's top line struck again three minutes into the third. Already posting a goal and assist each in the game, Moran and Jaffray set up right-winger Jozef Balej for his first goal of the season.

One sturdy post and a bit of luck kept a bouncy puck out the Moose net near the 15-minute mark, but Manitoba recovered control and stretched their lead to five goals on a powerplay marker by local boy Colby Genoway. Eager to get in on the action, 2006 Canucks Draft Pick Juraj Simek used his speed and stickhandling to out-play Shantz and put the Moose up 7-1.

Three consecutive penalties in the latter half of the third kept Moose penalty-killers on their toes, but the Americans failed to capitalize and dropped their second game in as many nights to the Manitoba Moose.

Video Clips

Highlights - Moose vs. Rochester Americans - stream

Game Summary

SCORING	1	2	3	T
Rochester	0	1	0	1
Manitoba	3	1	3	7

Oct 17, 2007 - MTS Centre

FIRST PERIOD:

1. Manitoba, B. Moran (2) (J. Jaffray, J. Balej) 11:14 PP
2. Manitoba, J. Jaffray (2) (C. Genoway, D. Groulx) 13:45
3. Manitoba, A. Bolduc (1) (S. Heshka) 19:11

Penalties - T. Glass Rch (interference) 4:38, M. Weber Rch (boarding, fighting) 10:46, M. Brown Mtb (fighting) 10:46, Z. FitzGerald Mtb (misconduct) 10:46, Served by S. Meyer Rch (bench minor - delay of game) 11:37, L. Bourdon Mtb (hooking) 11:37

SECOND PERIOD:

4. Manitoba, R. Shannon (1) (M. Raymond, M. Grabner) 6:04 PP
5. Rochester, M. Mancari (2) (M. Gragnani, K. Kreps) 8:01 PP

Penalties - M. Card Rch (hooking) 4:33, Served by J. Simek Mtb (bench minor - delay of game) 7:11, M. Fortunus Mtb (high-sticking) 7:55, M. Zagrapan Rch (tripping) 12:27, M. Mancari Rch (tripping) 15:42, A. Bolduc Mtb (interference) 18:25

THIRD PERIOD:

6. Manitoba, J. Balej (1) (J. Jaffray, B. Moran) 2:57 PP
7. Manitoba, C. Genoway (1) (M. Raymond, S. Heshka) 7:49 PP
8. Manitoba, J. Simek (1) (M. Fortunus) 11:47

Penalties - M. Weber Rch (kneeing) 2:21, G. Classen Mtb (hooking) 3:10, S. Meyer Rch (high-sticking) 7:23, G. Classen Mtb (hooking) 13:53, G. Classen Mtb (tripping) 16:17, M. Fortunus Mtb (hooking) 17:58

RCH Shots: 5 7 10 TOTAL: 22
MTB Shots: 12 11 9 TOTAL: 32

Power Play Conversion
Rochester Americans 1-7. Manitoba Moose 4-7.

Goaltenders
Rochester Americans
Shantz 1-10-1
Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 25 GA: 7 [L]

Manitoba Moose
MacIntyre 25-18-2
Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 21 GA: 1 [W]

Start : 7:37 PM
End : 9:57 PM
Attendance :

SHOTS	1	2	3	T
Rochester	5	7	10	22
Manitoba	12	11	9	32

POWER PLAYS:

Rochester Americans 1-7. Manitoba Moose 4-7.

GOALTENDERS:

Rochester Americans
Shantz 1-10-1
Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 25 GA: 7 [L]

Manitoba Moose
MacIntyre 25-18-2
Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 21 GA: 1 [W]

Attendance:
5,730

Three Stars

Three Stars

MTB - #15 Jason Jaffray
MTB - #29 Colby Genoway
MTB - #10 Jozef Balej

What's Next

The Moose wrap their three-game series with the Americans Friday night in Rochester, the first of a three-games-in-three-nights stretch against North Division opponents. Manitoba's next home game is Thursday, Oct. 25 at the MTS Centre.

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