Fast Facts: Moose at Grand Rapids – Nov. 24

The Manitoba Moose reach the final stop of their current six-game road trip as they face the Grand Rapids Griffins in the first of two games this weekend. The Moose are searching for consistency while alternating wins and losses on the road swing. They're coming off a 6-2 loss to Rockford on Wednesday. Grand Rapids, meanwhile, has dropped two straight heading into tonight's matchup. Coverage of tonight's 6 p.m. CT contest on CJOB.com/sports, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV gets started at 5:45 p.m. CT.

Impressive Start

Nikita Chibrikov scored both goals for the Moose in Wednesday’s night road loss. The forward, a 2021 second round pick of Winnipeg, is riding a four-game goal streak and has scored five times in that span. The most recent performance against Rockford was the forward’s first AHL multi-goal game and fourth multi-point game of the campaign. Chibrikov leads the Moose with 16 points (7G, 9A) through 14 games and ranks third in AHL rookie scoring. Chibrikov has only been held off the score sheet three times this season.

Matching Totals

Wyatt Bongiovanni registered an assist on Nikita Chibrikov’s second goal against Rockford. The helper was the forward’s fifth of the season, which matches his previous career-high from the 2022-23 campaign. This season, it took the forward 44 less games to achieve the feat. Bongiovanni has notched eight points (3G, 5A) through 12 games this season and paces the Moose with three power play markers, while ranking fifth on the squad in scoring.

Points from the Point

Simon Lundmark has notched assists in consecutive contests. That represents the defenceman’s first point streak of the season. Lundmark, a 2019 second round pick of the Winnipeg Jets, has two assists through nine games this season and ranks fifth among Moose defenders in scoring. The Stockholm, Sweden product, who signed a three-year entry-level deal with Winnipeg in 2021, has registered 33 points (7G, 26A) in 130 AHL contests, all with Manitoba.

Stay Hot, Jeff

Jeff Malott posted an assist in Manitoba’s most recent game. The winger is now riding a three-game point streak, which is the longest mark of his current season. In that span, Malott has posted four assists and became the fourth member of the 2023-24 iteration of the Moose to reach the double-digit point plateau. The Waterdown, Ont. product has tallied 10 points (4G, 6A) in 13 games and leads the antlered ones with a plus-four rating on the season. Malott has recorded 115 points (64G, 51A) over the span of 180 AHL contests, all with Manitoba.

Who's Trending?

Brad Lambert tallied a third period assist on Wednesday night. The forward, a 2022 first round pick of Winnipeg, has two points (1G, 1A) over his past two games and has recorded 13 points (6G, 7A) through the first 14 contests of his rookie season. Lambert ranks second on the Moose in overall scoring and sits tied for sixth in the AHL’s rookie scoring race.