WA-WJC-TalentGapClosing_ The Calgary Wranglers [https://calgarywranglers.com/] may still be the top team in the AHL, but even the best teams have off nights, as the Manitoba Moose edged the Wranglers [https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1026968] at the Saddledome on Sunday night, 3-2. It was a rough start for the home team, who fell behind just 3:51 when Parker Ford scored a shorthanded goal for Manitoba. The Wranglers tied the contest at 1-1 when Lucas Ciona [https://theahl.com/stats/player/9952/86/lucas-ciona] scored just 2:10 into the second period with his third of the year. Assists on the play went to Jeremine Poirier [https://theahl.com/stats/player/9447/86/jeremie-poirier] and Artem Grushnikov [https://theahl.com/stats/player/9727/86/artem-grushnikov]. About ten minutes later, Kevin Conley restored the Moose's lead at 2-1, and Calgary went into intermission down by a goal for the second time. Although it was anyone's game to start the third, the Wranglers tied things again when Sam Morton [https://theahl.com/stats/player/10037/86/sam-morton] buried his seventh of the year at 15:03, thanks to Adam Klapka [https://theahl.com/stats/player/9422/86/adam-klapka] and Poirier's second helper of the night. However, Manitoba secured the win with a Nikita Chibrikov goal at 18:30, avenging a Friday night 5-4 overtime defeat. Meanwhile, Devin Cooley [https://theahl.com/stats/player/8668/86/devin-cooley] had an off night in the crease, making only 20 saves on 23 shots to finish the night with a .870 SV%, the fifth-lowest SV% of the season. Moreover, Sunday night was only the sixth time in 24 games he's surrendered three or more goals. Although he didn't score against the Moose, it was a special night for Ilya Solovyov [https://theahl.com/stats/player/8784/86/ilya-solovyov], who skated in his 200th AHL game. Initially a seventh-round pick (205th overall) from the 2020 Draft, he's spent parts of the four seasons in the Flames organization, skating in ten NHL games last season. So far in 2024-25 with the Wranglers, he's scored four goals and 17 points in 30 games. The Wranglers (23-10-1-0) have 47 points on the season and are off all week before heading south for a weekend back-to-back with the Colorado Eagles (17-10-1-2) on Friday and Saturday. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjExNDI4NzY0NzEyNzA3MjMx/thncgybanner-bookmark.png]
