Recap: Moose 1 at Grand Rapids 2

Quick Hits

Noah Gregor scored his third goal, and fifth point of the season
Michal Postava made 36 stops in the Grand Rapids victory
William Lagesson scored the game-winner for the Griffins

Game Story

The Manitoba Moose (2-1-0-0) dropped their first game of the season 2-1 to the Grand Rapids Griffins (1-1-1-0) on Friday night at Van Andel Arena. Manitoba was coming off an 8-3 win over the Chicago Wolves on Sunday.

The first goal of the contest was a long time coming, with almost 16 minutes elapsing before anyone could break the deadlock. Cameron Butler finished off a pass from Kienan Draper to give the Griffins a 1-0 edge. Grand Rapids killed off a penalty in the late going of the frame to take their 1-0 lead into the locker room. Michal Postava made nine stops in the period, while Domenic DiVincentiis made 12 in the Moose goal.

Grand Rapids extended its lead to 2-0 two minutes into the second. William Lagesson broke in wide, and stuffed a shot between DiVincentiis and the goalpost. The Moose took over from there. They outshot the Griffins 16-5 the rest of the period, but Postava made multiple big stops, holding Manitoba goalless, maintaining the two-goal lead into the break.

The Moose held a narrow 12-11 edge on the shot clock in the third, eking their way back into the game. Noah Gregor potted his third goal of the season at 4:17, deking around a defender before outwaiting Postava to plant a backhander into the open cage. Grand Rapids killed off another penalty inside of seven minutes to play, and the Moose couldn’t muster a game-tying goal before the final horn. Postava made 36 stops, willing his side to a 2-1 victory.

Statbook

Domenic DiVincentiis made 30+ saves for the second time in as many games this season
Noah Gregor has a goal in each of Manitoba’s three games
Gregor led the Moose with six shots on goal
Parker Ford recorded his first point of the season with an

What’s Coming Up

The Moose wrap up their road trip against the Chicago Wolves at 7 p.m. CDT on Saturday. Pregame coverage on cjob.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey gets going at 6:45 p.m.

The Moose are next on home ice Friday, Oct. 16 (7 p.m.) and Sunday, Oct. 18 (2 p.m.) when they host the Texas Stars. Get your tickets and find promo information at moosehockey.com/tickets.