The Wolves kicked off a three-game street journey in type by throttling the Manitoba Moose 5-0 on Thursday in Winnipeg.
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves to file his second shutout in as many video games with the Wolves. Bradly Nadeau, Juha Jaaska and Noel Gunler every had a purpose and an help and Gleb Trikozov and Josiah Slavin additionally scored to offer the offense. Domenick Fensore chipped in with three assists to assist propel the Wolves to their second consecutive victory.
The Wolves got here out flying and seized a two-goal benefit within the opening interval when Jaaska and Nadeau struck 22 seconds aside early on.
Jaaska transformed after Nadeau skated across the Moose internet and despatched a nifty backhand cross by way of the crease that Jaaska shoveled previous goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to the stick aspect. Nadeau and Fensore had assists on Jaaska’s second purpose of the season.
Nadeau stayed on the ice and continued his sturdy play when the rookie notched his fourth purpose of the season to make it 2-0. Ryan Suzuki pounced on a free puck within the Manitoba zone and fed Nadeau on their lonesome between the rings. The rookie skated in and didn’t miss with a forehand shot that sailed by Kahkonen’s stick. Suzuki and Fensore have been awarded assists.
Late within the second, the Wolves prolonged the result in 3-0 on Trikozov’s first American Hockey League purpose. Trikozov batted in a rebound of a Charles-Alexis Legault shot that deflected off teammate Sahil Panwar in entrance and located its approach to Trikozov. Legault and Panwar recorded assists—the primary profession AHL level for Panwar.
Gunler and Slavin notched targets :57 aside late within the third to proceed the offensive onslaught. First, Gunler discovered the again of the web whereas on the facility play. The ahead flipped in a rebound of a Jaaska shot from in shut for his third tally of the season. Jaaska and Fensore have been credited with assists.
Slavin capped the scoring when the captain one-timed a cross from Gunler within the slot that beat Kahkonen to the blocker aspect. Gunler and Skyler Brind’Amour assisted on Slavin’s third purpose of the season.
With the scores, the Wolves marked their ninth consecutive interval with at the very least one purpose.
Tokarski, who has stopped all 54 photographs he’s confronted since signing a Skilled Tryout Contract with the Wolves on Nov. 2, earned the win whereas Kahkonen (30 saves) suffered the loss for the Moose.
Chicago improved to 5-7-1-0 on the season whereas Manitoba dropped to 5-9-0-0.
Subsequent up: The Wolves journey to Manitoba to face the Moose on Saturday (2 p.m.).
