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Updated: Nov. 30, 2007 at 9:37 PM CST

Stars deal Moose first shutout loss of 07-08

By Jen Sharpe
www.moosehockey.com

More than tripling Manitoba's shot-count through 40-minutes of play, the Iowa Stars scored two goals in both the first and second periods en-route to trouncing the Moose 4-0 Friday night. Tobias Stephan earned the shutout for Iowa, while Manitoba's Drew MacIntyre registered his first loss in five games.

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First Period

An early penalty to Iowa's Bryce Lampman assisted the Moose quest to break a two-game skid, but Manitoba's powerplay fired only one shot on net and the visitors went 0-for-1 on the man-advantage.

Manitoba's lone shot was eclipsed by six on the Iowa side within the first eight minutes. Carrying the puck into the Moose zone on the left wing, Janos Vas took MacIntyre by surprise with the Stars' seventh shot, and Iowa took the first lead of the game.

With Nathan McIver in the penalty box for elbowing, Iowa extended their lead two minutes later thanks to a powerplay goal by blueliner Chris Lee. The goal would wrap first period scoring and put the Stars up 2-0 (14-5 in shots) heading into the second period.

Second Period

The Moose and Stars traded powerplays in the early minutes of the second, but penalty killers and goaltenders ruled the play and kept the puck from crossing either goal line.

Through to the midway point of the period, Iowa continued their offensive dominance, keeping the puck in the Moose zone and getting six shots through to MacIntyre. Though Manitoba managed to clear their zone near the 10-minute mark, a three-on-two rush in the opposite direction resulted in Lee's second of the game and a 3-0 lead for Iowa.

With just over two minutes left in the frame, Iowa broke the 30-shot mark, more than tripling Manitoba's 10-shot tally. As the seconds ticked down, Stars Centerman Toby Petersen capitalized on a Moose line-change and beat MacIntyre on the breakaway to score Iowa's fourth unanswered goal in two periods of play.

Third Period

Appearing between the pipes for the third consecutive game, Cory Schneider assumed Moose netminding duties at the onset of the third period. At the opposite end of the ice, stellar goaltending from Stephan kept the Moose off the scoreboard through the first four minutes of the period and their fifth powerplay of the game.

On the heels of Schneider's first save of the game, Nathan McIver and B.J. Crombeen allowed their emotions to get the best of them, going toe-to-toe near the Moose net and earning five minutes each for fighting.

Though the Moose posted two more shots than the Stars in the third period, a four-goal deficit combined with airtight goaltending from Stephan resulted in Manitoba's most-decisive loss and first shutout defeat of the season.

Video Clips

Highlights - Moose vs. Iowa - stream

Game Summary

SCORING	1	2	3	T
Manitoba	0	0	0	0
Iowa	2	2	0	4

Nov 30, 2007 - Wells Fargo Arena

FIRST PERIOD:

1. Iowa, J. Vas (9) (P. Szczechura) 8:30
2. Iowa, C. Lee (2) (J. Vas, M. Holtet) 10:41 PP

Penalties - B. Lampman Iow (hooking) 1:14, M. Fortunus Mtb (elbowing) 9:02, J. Neal Iow (interference) 10:56, Z. FitzGerald Mtb (interference) 19:12

SECOND PERIOD:

3. Iowa, C. Lee (3) (J. Lessard, M. Sertich) 9:27
4. Iowa, T. Petersen (12) (M. Sertich) 19:42

Penalties - M. Sertich Iow (interference) 0:16, Z. FitzGerald Mtb (cross-checking) 9:54, T. Stephan Iow (delay of game - restricted area) 11:16, J. Balej Mtb (hooking) 16:00, C. Genoway Mtb (roughing) 20:00, C. Lee Iow (roughing) 20:00

THIRD PERIOD:

No Scoring

Penalties - M. Sertich Iow (tripping) 1:41, N. McIver Mtb (fighting) 4:36, B. Crombeen Iow (fighting) 4:36, A. Bolduc Mtb (holding) 6:14, B. Lampman Iow (tripping) 9:41, A. Gagnon Iow (high-sticking) 14:28, S. Heshka Mtb (interference) 18:21

SHOTS	1	2	3	T
Manitoba	5	5	11	21
Iowa	14	18	9	41

POWER PLAYS:

Manitoba Moose 0-7. Iowa Stars 1-6.

GOALTENDERS:

Manitoba Moose
MacIntyre 25-18-2
Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 40:00 SV: 28 GA: 4 [L]

Schneider 21-12-2
Start: 3rd 0:00 Min: 19:50 SV: 9 GA: 0

Iowa Stars
Stephan 27-25-2
Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:42 SV: 21 GA: 0 [W]

Attendance:
4,625

Three Stars

Three Stars

IOW - Chris Lee
IOW - Janos Vas
IOW - Tobias Stephan

What's Next

The Moose continue their seven-game road trip and five-game West Division swing tomorrow night at Quad City.

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