The Manitoba Moose (6-2-0-0) clash with the Iowa Wild (3-4-1-1) for the second time in as many days on Saturday.

Coverage of today’s matchup gets going at 5:45 p.m. CDT on CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey. Puck drop at Casey’s Center is scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT.

Big Bad Power Play

The Manitoba Moose power play exploded for three goals in Iowa on Friday night, powering them to a win over their Central Division foes. The Moose are tied for the third-most power play goals in a single game this season across the league. The unit, which is clicking at 37.9 percent, the best mark in the AHL, needed only six attempts for their three tallies in Iowa. The Moose are 6-0-0-0 when they score a power play goal, and have scored multiple markers on the man advantage four times in their first eight games. Seven players have scored a power play goal for the antlered ones, while three have multiple. 

Ford Goes Berserk

The Moose have received plenty of contribution from their defenders in the offensive zone over the past four contests. In that period, Manitoba blueliners have combined for 12 points, including two goals, with one coming from Alfons Freij, and the other courtesy of Henry Thrun. Thrun is joined by Isaak Phillips on four-game point streaks. Five of Manitoba’s seven defencemen who have a game played have at least one point, including Elias Salomonsson, who tallied his first point of the season in his second game on Wednesday. He is currently on a six-game point streak (3G, 6A)

Milly Magic + Domination in Net

Thomas Milic was dazzling in Manitoba’s win on Friday night, turning aside 42 shots en route to his fourth consecutive victory to start the season. The Coquitlam, B.C. native owns a .922 save percentage, making 118 saves on 128 offerings. Milic makes up half of Manitoba’s tandem, which also features Domenic DiVincentiis, who has been equally impressive to open the campaign. DiVincentiis has made 30 or more saves in three of his four starts, owning a .926 save percentage and posting one shutout. DiVincentiis and Milic are seventh and eighth in the AHL, respectively, in goals-against average among goaltenders with four or more appearances. 

Who’s Trending?

Noah Gregor is back in the Moose lead with 11 points (5G, 6A) following a two-point (1G, 1A) night in Iowa on Friday. The Beaumont, Alta. native is tied for fourth in the AHL in points, and is one of five Moose better than a point-per-game through eight contests. Gregor is currently riding a three-game point streak (1G, 3A). He signed with the Jets in the summer.