Fast Facts: Moose vs Chicago – Nov 29

The Manitoba Moose (10-7-2-0) clash with the Chicago Wolves (8-6-3-0) for the fourth time this season Saturday afternoon. The Moose cruised to a 5-1 win over the Belleville Senators on Wednesday night. Manitoba has points in 11 of the past 14 games (9-3-2-0). The Wolves snapped a three-game losing skid with an 8-4 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday.

Tickets are available for this evening's game at moosehockey.com/tickets. Coverage of today's matchup gets going at 1:45 p.m. CT on CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey. Action at Canada Life Centre begins at 2 p.m. CT.

Ford in Drive

Four games into his Moose season, Parker Ford is up to three points (1G, 2A). He took just 130 seconds to get on the scoresheet in his first game, assisting on an Isaak Phillips marker on Nov. 20. The Wakefield, RI. native potted his first goal of the season on Tuesday morning, and followed it up with another helper on Wednesday night against the Belleville Senators. Ford suited up in 11 games with the Winnipeg Jets to start the season, tallying an assist on Brad Lambert’s first NHL goal on Nov. 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Central to the Plot

The Moose are 6-5-2-0 when facing Central Division opponents this season, with all six of their wins coming in the past six Central matchups. Phil Di Giuseppe leads Manitoba with eight points (3G, 5A) in their 13 meetings with Central Division foes, while Mason Shaw, Danny Zhilkin, and Walker Duehr all have seven points. Duehr paces the club with five goals. At Canada Life Centre, the Moose are 2-1-1-0 against their own division, and have seen some particularly strong outings from their goaltenders. Domenic DiVincentiis owns a 2.00 goals against average and a .922 save percentage, while Thomas Milic, who is on recall to the Winnipeg Jets, boasts a 1.49 GAA and a .944 SV%. Manitoba’s next seven games come against Central Division rivals, with four at home.

Fagemo Double Dips

Samuel Fagemo got back on the scoresheet on Wednesday night, scoring a pair of goals against the Belleville Senators, the first multi-point game of his Moose career. The Gothenburg, Sweden native has five (4G, 1A) of his nine points (6G, 3A) in his past seven games, and paces the squad with four goals in November. In 287 games in his AHL career, Fagemo has 211 points (138G, 73A) and has 21 games worth of NHL experience.

More like Anderson-“Rollin”

Jaret Anderson-Dolan is on a scoring tear for the Moose over the past seven games. Six of his 10 points (3G, 7A) this season have come in that span, including a pair of three-game point streaks. On Wednesday night, he scored what stood up to be the game-winner to put Manitoba back in the win column, and bring himself to within six goals of 50 in his AHL career. The Calgary, Alta. native has played in 185 games in the AHL across six seasons, two of which have come with the Moose. He has 108 points (44G, 64A), scoring his 100th point on Oct. 28 against the Tucson Roadrunners.

Who's Trending?

Colby Barlow inked his name on the scoresheet with regular frequency in the past four games, picking up three points (1G, 2A). He scored Manitoba’s first goal against the Chicago Wolves on Nov. 22. The Orillia, Ont. native has five points (2G, 3A) through 19 games in his rookie campaign. He was a first-round pick by the Winnipeg Jets in 2023.