Manitoba Mosse Defeat Iowa Chops 2-1 - AHL

Des Moines - In their last meeting this season, the Manitoba Moose defeated the Iowa Chops 2-1 in a shootout decision at the Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday night. Alexandre Bolduc netted the only Moose goal in regulation time, while Mike Keane and Michael Grabner notched points in the shootout. Cory Schneider blocked 23 of 24 shots and robbed all four of Iowa's shootout attempts. Manitoba accumulated a 3-1-0-0 record over the Chops this season.
 
The tempo of play was quick right out of the gate, as Manitoba was trying to earn their second consecutive win over the Chops after last night's 6-1 victory.
 
Goaltender Cory Schneider resumed his duties between the pipes for the visitors, while Jean-Philippe Levasseur was on the opposite end for the Chops.
 
At 8:23, Iowa opened the scoring when Troy Bodie snapped the puck passed Schneider to put his team in the game's first lead.
 
In his second night as a Moose, Tommy Maxwell made his physical presence known when he got in a brawl with Brennan Evans. Before the players could throw a punch, the referees ended the show and both parties were handed five-minute fighting majors.
 
At 3:30 of the second, John de Gray's hooking penalty put Manitoba's powerplay unit to work, but after two-minutes with an extra attacker the Moose were unable to crack Levasseur.
 
The Moose benefited again at 14:35 when Ajay Baines was penalized for hooking. Leading in shots 18-13, the Moose finally made one count when Guillaume Desbiens set up Alexandre Bolduc to net his second in as many nights to knot the game at one.
 
At 17:32 Travis Ramsey's slashing call put the home team on the man-advantage for the second time of the night. Manitoba's penalty killers along with acrobatic saves by Schneider ensured the Moose would maintain their tie heading into the third.
 
The third period started with two consecutive powerplays for the Moose as the Chops were reprimanded for both hooking and cross-checking. Despite racking up 25 shots, Manitoba couldn't capture the lead and play went back to five-on-five.
 
Back-and-fourth play for the remainder of the period gave both teams quality chances to break the tie, but both goaltenders robbed all opposing chances and the game was forced into overtime.
 
Michael Grabner's tripping penalty 2:52 into overtime put the Chops on a one-minute advantage, but the home team couldn't get one passed Schneider and the club's entered a shoot out to decide the winner.

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