Fast Facts: Moose vs. Grand Rapids – Jan. 23

The Manitoba Moose (11-21-1-1) host the Grand Rapids Griffins (22-12-3-1) for the first time this season tonight (7 p.m.). The Moose are coming off a pair of losses to Toronto over the weekend, while the Griffins have points in three consecutive games. Tickets for tonight's 7 p.m. game are available at moosehockey.com/tickets.

Looking For That Icebreaker

The Moose are 11-3-0-1 when scoring the first goal of the game. This means all 11 of Manitoba’s wins have come when scoring first. A total of 10 different Moose skaters have recorded a ‘first goal” throughout the season. Parker Ford leads the pack with three, while Ben King, Dominic Toninato, and Kevin Conley each recorded two. Ford is one of 50 skaters AHL-wide to have recorded three or more game-opening goals this season.

Keeping It Divisional

The Moose enter an eleven-game stretch of games against teams within their own division tonight. Manitoba currently holds a 10-12-0-0 record against teams in the Central Division, opposed to a 1-9-1-1 record of teams outside their division. The Moose have picked up at least two wins against 5 of the 6 teams in their division. Mason Shaw and Ben King each have five goals against divisional opponents. Dawson Barteaux has all eight of his assists on the campaign against Central Division teams.

Playing in Primetime

Puck drop for tonight’s battle against the Griffins tonight is set for 7 p.m. CT. The Moose have played 20 of their 34 games with start times of 5 p.m. or later, with two played in the morning, and 12 skated in the afternoon. Manitoba will play six of the next nine contests with a evening start. The Moose have recorded seven of their 11 wins in games with a start time of 6 p.m. or later, and have registered an average 2.4 GF/G in games after 5 p.m., which is above their overall average of 2.1 GF/G. Parker Ford, the club’s leading goal scorer, has recorded 13 of his 14 points on the season in primetime games, including all eight of his goals.

Pucks On Net

The Moose recorded 32 shots on goal in Sunday’s matchup against the Marlies. That total represented the fourth-most shots the club has registered in a game this season. Manitoba’s highest total of 37 shots was recorded on two separate occasions, against the Milwaukee Admirals and Calgary Wranglers. Dylan Coghlan led the Moose with five shots on goal on Sunday. The defenceman has recorded 14 shots through four games with the club this season, and holds the highest shots per game on the Moose roster. Coghlan’s six shots on goal in his Moose debut marked the most by a Manitoba defenceman this season, and the second-most by a Moose skater, behind a pair of seven-shot outings by Parker Ford and Nikita Chibrikov.

Who's Trending?

Mason Shaw recorded four shots on goal in Sunday’s contest against the Marlies. The Wainwright, Alta. product has recorded 24 multi-shot performances so far this season and is one of three Manitoba skaters to play in all the club’s 34 matchups. Shaw is currently second on the team with 15 points and seven goals on the campaign.

Broadcast coverage of tonight's game gets going at 6:45 p.m. CT on cjob.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey.