The Marlies won the middle game of their three games in three game weekend tonight, defeating the Manitoba Moose 4-2. It was a hard fought win with Antoine Bibeau performing well in net. He stopped 28 of 30 SOG, and both shots that made it in to the net were on a penalty kill.
Special teams were indeed the story of the night. The Marlies took 10 minor penalties in the game, and the Moose received 7. There was quite a bit of cross-checking, pushing and shoving by both teams around the creases, and several post-whistle scrums.
The Moose are not in the Marlies division, but they will still face them in eight games this season.