The Manitoba Moose (12-6-1-0) faced off against the Belleville Senators (9-10-0-0) for the first of a two-game weekend. The Moose were coming off a 5-3 win over the Stars last Sunday afternoon at Canada Life Centre.
The Senators opened the scoring in the first frame. With under three minutes to go in the period, the Moose gave the puck away which sent Cole Reinhardt in on the attack. The forward beat Mikhail Berdin with a gorgeous deke for the 1-0 Senators lead. Berdin finished the first period with seven saves on eight shots. Matt Murray was perfect for Belleville with 13 stops of his own.
The Moose struck just past the five minute mark of the middle frame with a goal from Cole Maier. Mikey Eyssimont fired the puck on net and the shot rolled up and over the padding of Murray. Maier was waiting at the back door and tucked the equalizer home for his second goal in as many games. With the Senators in the box, the Moose tallied the go-ahead power play goal from Austin Poganski. The forward received a pass from Kristian Reichel and whipped the puck past Murray for the 2-1 lead at 17:07. Manitoba carried the one-goal edge to the break with a 26-17 shots advantage.
The Moose scored right off the hop in the final frame with a goal from Jeff Malott. C.J. Suess and Malott streaked in on a two-on-one and with the latter ripping home his fifth of the year for a 3-1 Moose lead 15 seconds into the third. The Senators pushed late, but the Moose rallied and Berdin slammed the door on the rest of the chances he faced. Manitoba took the contest 3-1 for their third straight win. Berdin finished the game with 27 saves on 28 shots for his eighth victory of the season.
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