Bulldogs hit a Moose in 4-3 loss

From Hamiltonbulldogs.com:


The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated by the Manitoba Moose 4-3 on Wednesday night in front of 3,043 fans at Copps Coliseum. The Moose recorded three power-play goals while Jason Krog had two goals and an assist.

Shaun Heshka opened the game’s scoring at 9:07. Michael Grabner sent to puck to Mark Cullen who was at the right side of the net. Cullen fed a pass to Heshka, who was on the other side of the net. Heshka waited patiently before sending the puck over a sprawling Hamilton starting goaltender Marc Denis. Manitoba added its second goal on the power play at 15:07. Krog sent a cross-crease pass to Jason Jaffray. Jaffray rifled a shot over the glove of Denis for the goal.

The ‘Dogs added two goals at the end of the first frame to tie the game 2-2-. At 18:12, Brock Trotter received a pass from Ben Maxwell while positioned at the top of the right circle. Trotter skated towards Manitoba starting goaltender Cory Schneider before using a deke and sliding the puck past the netminder. With one second remaining in the frame, Mathieu Aubin scored his fifth goal.

Ryan O’Byrne received the puck after a faceoff win before sending a pass to Dan Jancevski, who blasted a shot towards the net. Aubin tipped the puck out of mid-air and past Schneider to tie the game.

The Moose regained their lead while on the power play at 13:33 of the second stanza. Jason Krog received the puck at the left side of the net before snapping a shot past the blocker of Denis. Mark Fistric and Maxime Fortunus earned assists on the goal.

Shawn Belle tied the game 3-3 at 16:06 while on the power play in the third period. Ben Maxwell fired a shot that was saved by Schneider.

Belle grabbed the loose rebound before firing a shot past Schneider.Krog added his second goal of the night to win the game for Manitoba at 18:18 of the final frame. While stationed at the top right circle, Krog received the puck from Mike Keane before wristing a shot past Denis.

Scoring Summary:

1st Period:

1. MTB – Shaun Heshka – 1 (Mark Cullen, Michael Grabner) – 9:07 (PP)
2. MTB – Jason Jaffray – 15 (Jason Krog, Alexandre Bolduc) – 15:07 (PP)
3. HAM – Brock Trotter – 8 (Ben Maxwell) – 18:12
4. HAM – Mathieu Aubin (5) (Ryan O’Bryne, Dan Jancevski) – 19:59

2nd Period:

5. MTB – Jason Krog – 14 (Mark Fistric, Maxime Fortunus) – 13:33 (PP)

3rd Period:

6. HAM – Shawn Belle – 3 (Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber) – 4:44 (PP)
7. MTB – Jason Krog – 15 (Mike Keane, Guillaume Desbiens) – 18:18

Scoring:

Hamilton: 2-0-1-3
Manitoba: 2-1-1-4

Shots:

Hamilton: 16-9-11–36
Manitoba: 10-11-8–29

Goaltending:
Hamilton: Marc Denis (29 shots, 25 saves)
Manitoba: Cory Schneider (36 shots, 33 saves)

Power Play:
Hamilton: 1-for-4
Manitoba: 3-for-5

Three Stars:

1. MTB – Jason Krog (2 goals, 1 assist, +1, 4 shots)
2. HAM – Ben Maxwell (2 assists, +1, 4 shots)
3. MTB – Jason Jaffray (1 goal, 4 shots)

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