The Manitoba Moose (7-3-0-0) play the penultimate game of their road trip against the Milwaukee Admirals (5-2-0-0) on Wednesday.

Coverage of today’s matchup gets going at 6:45 p.m. CDT on CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey. Action at UW-M Panther Arena starts at 7 p.m. CDT.

Thankful to Be Here

Evan Nause quickly made his presence felt with the Moose. Nause scored his first career AHL goal on Tuesday morning at Allstate Arena, posting three shots on goal in the game. The Riverview, N.B. native was recalled by Manitoba on Saturday morning and has played in each of Manitoba’s two games since. They are his first two games in the AHL since April 21/24, when he was a member of the Charlotte Checkers. Nause also posted assists in each of his first two games with the Bloomington Bison, the organization’s ECHL affiliate. He was a second round pick by the Florida Panthers in the 2021 NHL Draft. 

Zhil-killin’ It

Danny Zhilkin scored in Chicago yesterday morning and seems to be picking up where he left off a season ago. Zhilkin has 10 points (5G, 5A) through 10 contests to open 2026-27. The Moscow, Russia native notched 24 points (12G, 12A) in 2025-26, setting career highs in points, goals, assists, plus-minus, shorthanded goals, game-winning goals, shots, and shooting percentage. On the new campaign, Zhilkin already posted a career single-game high of seven shots on goal Oct. 21/26 at Grand Rapids, and has four multi-point games. He has five points (3G, 2A) over his past four outings, including back-to-back multi-point nights. 

Gregor the Set-Up Man

Noah Gregor began the 2026-27 season with goals in four consecutive games, but in the next six, has made a bigger impact with helpers. Gregor currently rides a five-game point streak, scoring six points (1G, 5A) over the stretch, and has 13 points (5G, 8A) this season. He leads the Moose in both points and assists, and is tied for third in league scoring. Gregor tallied 17 points (11G, 6A) in 26 games a season ago with the Charlotte Checkers, marking his first AHL action since 2021-22 as a member of the San Jose Barracuda. Gregor has never faced the Milwaukee Admirals. 

Milic Hits the Century Mark

Goaltender Thomas Milic made his 100th career AHL appearance in Chicago yesterday. Milic is the eighth goaltender in franchise history to play in 100 games for the Moose. The Coquitlam, B.C. product holds a career mark of 48-35-11 through his first 100 outings, supported by a 2.86 goals-against average, .897 save percentage and five shutouts. Milic ranks eighth on the team’s all-time list in wins, just one behind his goalie coach Drew MacIntyre. The 2023 fifth round pick’s five shutouts are tied for ninth on the list alongside MacIntyre and his current battery-mate Domenic DiVincentiis.

Who’s Trending?

Isaak Phillips finds himself tied for the top spot in the league with a plus-seven rating, the only player with double-digit games played to hold the rating. The Barrie, Ont. native is in his seventh season of AHL hockey, tallying 121 points (36G, 85A) in 315 games between the Moose and Rockford IceHogs. Phillips has five assists through 10 games this season.