Tale of the Tape: Feb. 25, 2018 vs. Manitoba

• 0: Saturday was the first of back-to-back games between the Chicago Wolves and Manitoba Moose. In that contest, the Wolves suffered a 2-0 setback. It was the first time the Moose shut out the Wolves in nearly a decade — Manitoba last blanked Chicago on Oct. 23, 2009. That game was a 1-0 score that was resolved with a five-round shootout. Through the first 65 minutes of action, goaltenders Manny Legace (Chicago) and Cory Schneider (Manitoba) made 30 and 24 saves, respectively. In the shootout, Legace stopped three of five shots while Schneider only allowed one goal on five attempts. Conversely, the Wolves last shut out the Moose on Nov. 1, 2015. In that game, Chicago netminder Pheonix Copley made 26 saves while the Wolves netted two goals — courtesy of Pat Cannone and Jeremy Welsh. At the other end of the ice was Saturday’s winning goalie, Eric Comrie who gave up two goals on 30 shots.

• 2: Donning the No. 2 jersey for the Chicago Wolves is 6-foot-7, 228-pound Christian Hilbrich. The 25-year-old Port Credit, Ontario, native joined the Wolves on a professional tryout contract on Wednesday. His Wolves debut — that same day against the Grand Rapid Griffins — was just his seventh AHL game. Previously, Hilbrich appeared in six games with the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins in his first professional season, 2016-17. However, since turning pro after a four year collegiate career at Cornell University, Hilbrich has skated primarily at the ECHL level.

• 4: The most wins the Wolves can amass this season against the Manitoba Moose is four — that would allow them to break even in the season series. However, for the Wolves to tie the season series, they need three consecutive wins beginning with today’s game. If the Wolves can get out of Winnipeg with a win, the next two games could be more in their favor as they have won 14 of their last 15 games on home ice. That also set a franchise record with 13 straight home wins from Dec. 6 to Feb. 15.

• 34.4: February has been the Chicago Wolves power play’s most productive month. Through eight games, the Wolves have scored 11 goals in 32 opportunities for a 34.4 percent conversion rate. That’s the team’s best monthly power-play percentage since October when the team converted 22.5 percent with nine goals in 40 chances. February also has brought the most multi-PPG performances with four and there are still two games on the schedule. Previously, the Wolves twice recorded three multi-PPG performances in a month — October and January. Coincidentally, January was the Wolves’ third-best power-play month with a 15.4 percent success rate (8 of 52).

• 37: On Saturday, Chicago Wolves goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo made 37 saves although the Wolves suffered a 2-0 setback against the Manitoba Moose. His 37 saves improved upon his previous personal season-high by one save. His 36-save performance came on Oct. 27 against the Grand Rapids Griffins and still shares third place for a Wolves goalie this season. On Wednesday against the Griffins, Oscar Dansk moved the team season-high to 39 saves only allowing two goals on 41 shots. It was just Dansk’s fourth contest this season in a Chicago jersey.

Game Rewind

Saturday, Feb. 24 (at) Manitoba 2, Chicago 0 

• Chicago suffered its first shutout setback against Manitoba in nine years.
• Wolves goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped 37 shots, including 19 of 21 in the second period.
• Moose netminder Eric Comrie made 33 saves in the shutout win.
• Forwards Francis Beauvillier and Cam Maclise scored for Manitoba.