Fast Facts: Moose vs. Grand Rapids – April 7

The Manitoba Moose finish off their regular season home schedule at 6 p.m. tonight against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Last night's game saw Grand Rapids come away with a 5-2 victory. Tickets for tonight's Fan Appreciation Game are available at MooseHockey.com/TICKETS.

Special Teams

The Moose posted a pair of power play goals in the yesterday’s loss against Grand Rapids. It’s the 14th time this season the Moose power play struck for multiple tallies. When the Moose power play clicks for two or more goals in a single contest, the clubs record is 8-2-2-2 this season. Entering today’s game, the Moose have played Grand Rapids seven times and have scored multiple power play goals in four of those contests, compiling a record of 2-1-0-1. After converting twice, the Moose power play is ranked fourth in the AHL and is clicking at 22.8%, which translates to 50 goals on the man-advantage.

Posting Points

Jansen Harkins recorded an assist in Thursday’s contest. The forward has tallied 43 points (21G, 22A) through 39 games and moved into a tie for second on the Moose alongside Declan Chisholm. Harkins, a second round pick of Winnipeg in 2015, has notched new career-high numbers in goals, points, game-winning markers and shots. The forward, who has 195 games of AHL experience under his belt, is two goals away from reaching 50 in his Moose career and is two assists shy of his career-high of 24 that he registered in 2019-20.

Greg’s Goal

Greg Meireles scored his first power play marker of the campaign last night against Grand Rapids. Meireles finished the 2021-22 campaign with three tallies on the power play. Two of his four career power play markers are against the Griffins. The pivot is now up to 16 points (8G, 8A) through 57 games and has 43 points (13G, 30A) in his AHL career, split between Syracuse and Manitoba. The Ottawa, Ont. product has three game-winning goals, which is a new career-high mark, and places him in a four-way tie for fourth on the club. Meireles also holds a career-best 12.5% shooting percentage.

Home Game #36

The Moose play their final home game of the regular season tonight. The club enters the proceedings with a mark of 18-13-1-3. All-time the Moose hold a record of 11-11-0 in their final home game of the campaign in Winnipeg. Manitoba has wins in the final home game of the season in two consecutive campaigns, including a 6-0 win against Abbotsford to wrap up the 2021-22 home schedule. The Moose seek to break out of a five-game losing streak on home ice. The team has not lost six straight (L/OTL) on home ice in Winnipeg in the franchise’s AHL era.

Who's Trending?

Daniel Torgersson potted a power play tally in yesterday’s loss. Torgersson, a second round 2020 pick of Winnipeg, has recorded 19 points (11G, 8A) in 64 games. The Hono, Sweden product leads Moose rookies in points and sits second in both goals and power play markers among first-year Moose skaters.