Quick Hits

• Tyler Pitlick scored twice for Iowa
• Domenic DiVincentiis made 30 saves in the loss
• Nicolas Aubé-Kubel tallied three points (1G, 2A) for Iowa

Game Story

The Manitoba Moose (23-18-4-1) fell 5-1 to the Iowa Wild (15-29-4-1) at Canada Life Centre on Sunday afternoon. Manitoba was coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the Wild on Saturday.

Manitoba started fast, getting on the board 1:32 into the contest. Kale Clague whipped a point shot on goal, beating Cal Petersen glove side. From there, it was all Wild in the first. Tyler Pitlick tied the game at 5:04, and then scored his second of the contest at 12:57 to give the visitors a 2-1 advantage. The Wild extended their lead to 3-1 with 1:21 to go in the frame, courtesy of a Nicolas Aubé-Kubel breakaway.

The Wild continued their offensive explosion in the second. Riley Heidt made it 4-1 midway through the second, before Jack Peart added another with 4:31 to go in the frame. Petersen was tested seven times, but held the Moose off the scoresheet, as the Wild took a 5-1 edge into the third.

The Wild doubled up the Moose on the shot clock in the third, owning a 16-8 edge. Domenic DiVincentiis was sharp in the Manitoba goal, stopping all 16 opportunities he faced. The Moose couldn’t muster any offence, and the Wild skated away 5-1 winners.

Quotable

Moose forward Mason Shaw (click for full interview)
“If you’re not playing a full 60 minutes, you’re not giving yourself a chance to win. We gotta start period by period here and clean a lot of things up because our execution is horrendous right now. We got what we deserved.”

Statbook

• Kale Clague’s eight goals are tied for 10th among AHL defenders
• Tyrel Bauer skated in his 200th AHL game, and is the 43rd player to appear in 200 games with the Moose
• Clague led the Moose with four shots on goal