By Jen Sharpe
www.moosehockey.com
Though the Manitoba Moose out-shot the Toronto Marlies Saturday night, Toronto's potent powerplay unit and sturdy goaltender carried the club to a 6-1 victory. For the Moose, the loss ended a franchise-record 13-game point streak. Both clubs meet again next weekend in Winnipeg.
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First Period
With Drew MacIntyre manning the Moose net and Scott Clemmensen between the Marlies pipes, the top two teams in the North Division commenced their fifth match-up of the season. Clemmensen faced the majority of shots in the first five minutes, but his teammates picked up their play as the period progressed, pushing the Marlies to a 4-3 shot-lead by the 10-minute mark.
At 10:33, Moose defenceman Nolan Baumgartner was called for high-sticking and Toronto got the chance to test MacIntyre on the man-advantage. Just over a minute into the powerplay, Derrick Walser one-timed a rocket from the point, and Toronto's leading scorer, David Ling, caught a piece of the puck, redirecting it into the Moose net to give the home team a 1-0 lead.
Manitoba responded by reclaiming the shot-lead, but Toronto extended their lead to two in the period's final two minutes. Stuck in the corner, Ben Ondrus wired a pass to Bryan Muir at the bottom of the opposite circle, who lifted it under MacIntyre's crossbar to give the Marlies a 2-0 lead.
Though Michael Grabner got the puck behind Clemmensen with less than 30 seconds on the clock, referee Brian Pochmara ruled that the rookie scored on a high-stick and disallowed the goal. At the buzzer, Manitoba was up eight shots to seven but trailed 2-0 on the scoreboard.
Second Period
A tripping penalty to Jannik Hansen early in the second period gave the Marlies their second powerplay, but the man-advantage was cut short when Ondrus headed off the ice for hooking. Hansen completed his penalty, but Ondrus never got the chance as Grabner backhanded a rebound past Clemmensen to get the Moose on the scoreboard and back within a goal on the powerplay.
Three minutes after the goal, rookie defenceman Travis Ramsey put Manitoba back on the PK by taking a holding penalty. Though Toronto was unable to score on their second powerplay, they didn't let a third opportunity slip away, as blueliner Jay Harrison directed a slapshot into the Moose net to set a 3-1 score.
54 seconds later, an identical shot made it 4-1 Marlies. From the top of the same face-off circle, John Mitchell fired a slapshot under MacIntyre's right pad to give the Marlies a three-goal cushion on their 16th shot of the game.
In the final five minutes, a fourth Marlies powerplay goal produced their fifth goal when Bates Battaglia capitalized on an open net. The goal was Toronto's third powerplay marker, tying this season's Moose record for most powerplay goals against in a game.
Although Manitoba concluded the second period on a five-on-four, the visitors carried their four-goal deficit into the final frame.
Third Period
The Moose extended their man-advantage early in the third when Andy Wozniewski's interference penalty overlapped Harrison's slashing infraction for 18 seconds. Manitoba tested Clemmensen with six shots through the powerplays, but Toronto's 'tender made a handful of stellar saves to keep his club up by four.
The powerplay tables turned back in Toronto's favour near the midway point of the frame when Manitoba was caught with too many men. Though the Moose killed that penalty, enforcer Mike Brown took an extra two minutes for a battle with Phil Oreskovic at center ice, keeping Moose penalty killers in action.
The Marlies used the opportunity to set a new Moose record. With five minutes left to play, Robbie Earl tallied his club's fourth powerplay goal of the game to put the home team up 6-1.
Though the Marlies were out-shot by the Moose 32-30 through three periods, Toronto's potent powerplay unit carried them to a convincing 6-1 win over the Moose, ending Manitoba's 13-game point streak.
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| SCORING |
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| Manitoba |
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1 |
0 |
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| Toronto |
2 |
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6 |
Mar 29, 2008 - Ricoh Coliseum FIRST PERIOD:1. Toronto, D. Ling (14) (B. Aubin, D. Walser) 11:41 PP 2. Toronto, B. Muir (4) (B. Ondrus, R. Earl) 18:51 Penalties - N. Baumgartner Mtb (high-sticking) 10:33 SECOND PERIOD:3. Manitoba, M. Grabner (21) (B. Moran, J. Hansen) 5:51 PP 4. Toronto, J. Harrison (11) (B. Ondrus, A. Wozniewski) 9:32 PP 5. Toronto, J. Mitchell (18) (R. Earl, B. Muir) 10:26 6. Toronto, B. Battaglia (10) (M. Taylor, D. Ling) 15:15 PP Penalties - J. Hansen Mtb (tripping) 3:20, B. Ondrus Tor (hooking) 4:13, T. Ramsey Mtb (holding) 8:49, B. Ondrus Tor (tripping) 11:59, B. Moran Mtb (hooking) 14:42, B. Muir Tor (hooking) 18:09 THIRD PERIOD:7. Toronto, R. Earl (14) (J. Harrison, A. Wozniewski) 14:55 PP Penalties - A. Wozniewski Tor (interference) 0:37, J. Harrison Tor (slashing) 2:19, Served by J. Simek Mtb (bench minor - too many men) 11:18, P. Labrie Mtb (cross-checking) 11:18, J. Harrison Tor (cross-checking) 11:18, M. Brown Mtb (roughing, roughing, misconduct - unsportsmanlike conduct 75.4) 14:19, P. Oreskovic Tor (roughing) 14:19, J. Harrison Tor (slashing) 17:04, J. Hansen Mtb (tripping) 17:47
| SHOTS |
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| Manitoba |
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13 |
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32 |
| Toronto |
7 |
13 |
10 |
30 |
POWER PLAYS:Manitoba Moose 1-6. Toronto Marlies 4-7. GOALTENDERS:Manitoba Moose MacIntyre 25-18-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 24 GA: 6 [L] Toronto Marlies Clemmensen 23-14-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 31 GA: 1 [W]
Attendance:
3,981
- TOR - Robbie Earl
- TOR - Scott Clemmensen
- TOR - Ben Ondrus
- The Moose kick off their final homestand of the regular season Tuesday night vs. Chicago.
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Updated: Mar. 29, 2008 at 8:28 PM CDT
