This Week in Pictures features photos from the pair of games against the Manitoba Moose at Allstate Arena.
Game preparations on fleek, as the kids say. Chicago Wolves winger Yannick Veilleux makes sure his skates are in tip-top sharp shape before taking on the Manitoba Moose on Friday night at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves goaltender Jordan Binnington stretches it out in the locker room before Friday night’s 3-1 win over the Moose at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Three Moose and a Scooter walk into a bar — or maybe a hockey rink — and chase down a loose puck during Friday’s matchup against Manitoba. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Youth wins. The 19-year-old Chicago Wolves forward, Ivan Barbashev, wins the race to the puck with a member of the Manitoba Moose hot on his trail during Friday’s 3-1 victory at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
A little stick in his way isn’t enough to distract Chicago Wolves forward Jeremy Welsh from taking care of the puck during Friday’s win at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Cheers, boys. The Chicago Wolves celebrate Yannick Veilleux’s goal, which ended up being the game-winner, during Friday’s triumph over the Moose at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves left wing Yannick Veilleux buries one past Manitoba after Jeremy Welsh feeds him with an impressive no-look, backhand pass near the bottom of the left circle during Friday’s win at Allstate. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves goaltender stonewalls one of Manitoba’s better chances of the night as defenseman Andre Benoit looks on during Friday’s victory at Allstate. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
High five for winning. Chicago Wolves forward Spencer Asuchak gives defenseman Peter Harrold some love following the 3-1 win against the Moose at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
That concentration, though. Chicago Wolves forward Yannick Veilleux double checks the readiness of his stick prior to Sunday’s showdown with Manitoba at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves goaltender Pheonix Copley gets his mind right before Sunday’s game. We can’t confirm if he envisioned a 2-0 shutout, but we’re going to go ahead and say he did. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Mikhail Dasovich, the Chicago Wolves Hometown Hero presented by Compass Heating and Air, joins Wayne Messmer on the ice prior to Sunday’s game against Manitoba. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Two against one and Caron still won. Chicago Wolves forward Jordan Caron beats two Manitoba Moose players to the puck during Sunday’s shutout win at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
New profile picture? Chicago Wolves forward Evan Trupp, who made his Wolves debut Sunday, races down the ice during Sunday’s victory over the Moose. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Good things happen when Magnus Paajarvi has the puck. The Chicago Wolves forward carries the puck down the ice during Sunday’s win over Manitoba at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves
Tommy Vannelli and Konrad Abeltshauser congratulate their goaltender, Pheonix Copley, on recording his second straight shutout with a 2-0 win against the Moose at Allstate Arena. Photo: Ross Dettman/Chicago Wolves