Lukas Reichel hat trick leads Rockford IceHogs past Manitoba Moose 4-3

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Lukas Reichel scored a hat trick to carry the Rockford IceHogs past the Manitoba Moose 4-3 in the American Hockey League Sunday.

Reichel scored once per period, and his third-period goal was the game-winner for Rockford (3-5-0).

Garrett Mitchell also scored and Josiah Slavin added two assists for the IceHogs, which got a solid 34-save performance from Malcolm Subban.

The Moose (5-4-1) scored three times in the third period through Jeff Malott, Ville Heinola and Evan Polei.

Reichel opened the scoring at 11:08 of the first period, and his tally at 19:02 of the second gave Rockford a 3-0 lead. After Malott made it 3-1 in the third, Reichel netted the winner at 4:46.

Heinola replied at 6:04 and Polei scored a late consolation goal with 20 seconds on the clock.

Arvid Holm stopped 17-of-21 pucks in defeat.

The Moouse outshot the IceHogs 37-21.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2021.