The Manitoba Moose (7-4-0-0) wrap up their six-game road trip with a visit to the Rockford IceHogs (3-5-0-0) on Friday evening.

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 BMO Center starts at 7 p.m. CDT.

Friday Night’s Alright

Tonight’s game is Manitoba’s fourth Friday night contest of the campaign, a day of the week that has been relatively kind to the antlered ones in 2026-27. The Moose hold a 2-1-0-0 record on Friday night, tasting victory in each of their past two outings. Manitoba has outscored its opposition 13-9, including a 7-4 win over the Texas Stars on home ice on Oct. 18. Eight Moose have recorded at least two Friday night points. Parker Ford leads the way with six points (2G, 4A), while Lucas Wahlin and Nikita Chibrikov trail close behind with four points (1G, 3A) apiece. Both Thomas Milic and Domenic DiVincentiis have a Friday victory, with Milic making 42 stops in his win on Oct. 23.

Hot-ober

The Moose head into the final game of October featuring four players with at least 10 points. Noah Gregor (13), Brayden Yager (11), Danny Zhilkin (10) and Nikita Chibrikov (10) all sit in double-digits for the month. That mark matches the total number of players to record at least 10 points in a month from the 2025-26 and 2024-25 seasons combined. It’s the most since March of 2024 when eight Moose hit double-digits. Gregor’s 13 points (5G, 8A) are also the most by a Moose player in a single month since that productive March when four Moose hit 13 points and Brad Lambert racked up 18 points (4G, 14A) in 13 games. Despite being held off the scoreboard for the first time this season on Wednesday, Manitoba leads the AHL with 41 goals for in 11 games and ranks third in the league with 3.73 goals per game. 

Road Ain’t Easy

Manitoba’s six-game road swing wraps up tonight in Rockford, putting a bow on a month where the Moose played eight away games against four at home. The club is 2-3-0-0 through the first five games of the trip, with both wins coming over the Iowa Wild on Oct. 23 and 24. Danny Zhilkin leads the team with three goals on the trip, while Lucas Wahlin and Parker Ford both have a pair of markers. Noah Gregor paces the team with four assists, and is tied for the team-lead alongside Zhilkin with five points. The Moose return home Nov. 6 and 7 to face the Toronto Marlies, before hitting the road once more for a five-game road trip.

Blink and You’ll Miss It

The season series between Manitoba and Rockford will be over in a flash, with all eight games coming between Oct. 30 and Dec. 18. Eight of Manitoba’s next 23 games come against Rockford, with the entire season series falling in a 50-day span. Manitoba and Rockford played eight games between Nov. 12 and Feb. 1 in the 2025-26 season, when the Moose claimed six victories over their Central Division foes.

Who’s Trending?

Forward Davis Burnside recorded a career-high four shots on goal in Manitoba’s loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday. It was the first time Burnside tallied multiple attempts on net this season. The first-year pro has four points (1G, 3A) in 11 games this season. Burnside joined the Moose after racking up 112 points (49G, 63A) in 155 NCAA games at Ohio State.