Fast Facts: Moose vs Grand Rapids – Jan 23

The Manitoba Moose (19-14-3-0) begin the second half of their schedule Friday evening, when they host the Grand Rapids Griffins (31-3-2-1). The Moose downed the Laval Rocket 3-0 on Saturday afternoon, sweeping the weekend series. Manitoba is 5-4-1-0 in its past 10 games. Grand Rapids scored a 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Wednesday. The Griffins hold a 6-2-2-0 record in their past 10 outings.

Tickets are available for tonight's game at moosehockey.com/tickets. Coverage of today's matchup gets going at 6:45 p.m. CT on CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey. Action at Canada Life Centre begins at 7 p.m. CT.

36 Down, 36 to Go

The Moose reached the halfway point of their season with a 3-0 win over the Laval Rocket on Saturday afternoon, closing the first 36 games with a 19-14-3-0 record, sitting third in the Central Division. Their 16 regulation wins are the second most in the division, the fifth most in the Western Conference, and the 10th most in the AHL. The Moose own the eighth-best penalty kill in the league, sitting in fourth in the Western Conference. They have also recorded six shorthanded goals, tied for the third most in the league. The Moose have allowed 105 goals, tied for the seventh fewest in the league. Of their 36 remaining games, 20 will come at on home ice at Canada Life Centre.

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Brad Lambert saved his best for the big moments in Laval last weekend, tallying the winning marker in the shootout on Jan. 16, before following it up with the game-winning goal on Jan. 17. The Lahti, Finland native brought his season total to nine points (4G, 5A), registering an assist moments after breaking the deadlock on Saturday. It was his first multi-point game of the season. Lambert began the season in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets, skating in four contests and scoring his first NHL goal on Nov. 1 vs. Pittsburgh.

Great Wall of Manitoba

Manitoba received otherworldly goaltending from the duo of Thomas Milic and Domenic DiVincentiis over the weekend in Laval, conceding just a single goal across a pair of games against one of the AHL’s top opponents. On Jan. 16, Milic made 34 saves in just under 65 minutes of play between regulation and overtime, tacking on two big stops in the shootout as the Moose took a 2-1 victory in the skills competition. DiVincentiis followed it up with a gem of his own, pitching a 28-save shutout, his second of the season. Both goaltenders own a save percentage greater than .900 through half of the season. Milic will be Manitoba’s representative at the AHL All-Star Classic in February.

First to Five

Walker Duehr became the first Moose in 2025-26 to extend a point streak to five games with an assist in Laval on Saturday afternoon. He has five points (2G, 3A) throughout the streak. Manitoba’s leading scorer has 24 points (11G, 13A) this season with three multi-point games, two of which have been three-point nights. Duehr is tied for the team lead with Samuel Fagemo with 11 goals, and is tied for third on the club with Mason Shaw with 13 assists. His plus-eight rating is good for a share of fourth on the team.

Who's Trending?

Kale Clague is tied for Manitoba’s January points lead, picking up six points (6A) through seven games this month. He’s currently riding a two-game point streak (2A). Clague has 18 points (6G, 12A) on the season, tied with Ville Heinola for the most among Moose defenders. He was a second round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2016 NHL Draft.