Fast Facts: Moose at Iowa – Oct. 13

The Manitoba Moose and Iowa Wild get together again (3 p.m. CT) in a rematch of last night's season-opener for both clubs. The Moose held off the Wild in a 6-4 victory that featured a frantic combined six-goal second period from the clubs. Simon Lundmark scored the winner while Nikita Chibrikov racked up three points in the victory. Four Moose had multi-point efforts in the victory. Now Manitoba seeks to make it a perfect weekend with a sweep in Des Moines.

Coverage of this afternoon's contest begins at 2:45 p.m. CT on CJOB.com/sports, the Winnipeg Jets app and AHLTV on FloHockey with puck drop at 3 p.m. CT.

Defenceman’s Delightful Debut

Elias Salomonsson made quite the impression in his AHL debut last night. The defenceman scored a power play goal in the second period and added an assist on the game-winning goal. Salomonsson posted two shots on goal and a plus-two rating. He is one of three rookie defencemen to post multiple points in their first game of the 2024-25 season. The Winnipeg Jets second round pick in 2022 is taking his first strides in North America after spending the past two seasons with Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Hockey League. Salomonsson recorded 16 points (5G, 11A) in 69 games over two seasons. He captured the 2024 SHL Championship with Skellefteå.

Get Shorty

Parker Ford scored his first goal of the season in the second period last night. Ford’s tally went down as a shorthanded marker, the first of his AHL career. Manitoba is one of five teams with a shorthanded tally on opening weekend. The Moose were fourth in the AHL during the 2023-24 season, scoring 13 shorthanded goals. Players on the current roster who scored shorthanded include Dominic Toninato (2), Axel Jonsson-Fjällby (1) and Henri Nikkanen (1). Ford finished sixth on the Moose with 41 points (18G, 23A) in his rookie season.

Crown Him

Ben King scored his first goal as a member of the Manitoba Moose last night. King marked down the first goal of Manitoba’s season. It’s the second consecutive campaign, and fourth in the past five, the first Moose goal of the season was scored by a newcomer to the team. King signed with the Moose over the off-season after recording 30 points (15G, 15A) in 61 games with San Diego in 2023-24. The
Vernon, B.C. product scored on his only shot of the game and checked in with a plus-one rating.

It Starts With One

The Moose captured their first win of the season last night, courtesy of Simon Lundmark’s game-winning goal with nine minutes to play. The victory marks the first time since 2016 Manitoba picked up two points in its season-opener. The previous season-opening win for the Moose came at Wells Fargo Arena against the Wild in a 3-1 victory. Nelson Nogier and Jack Roslovic each scored in their AHL debuts, while Quinton Howden scored the game-winning goal. Manitoba is 5-2-1 in its second game of the season since 2016.

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Simon Lundmark’s first goal of the season stood up as the game-winner for the Moose last night. The 2019 second round pick scored a career-high five goals during the 2023-24 campaign. Lundmark has scored one game winner in three straight seasons. The Swedish defender also posted a plus-three rating to lead all skaters in the contest.