Chicago Wolves fall 5-2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Chicago Wolves threw 41 shots on goal but couldn't solve goaltender Connor Hellebuyck in falling 5-2 to Manitoba on Sunday at the MTS Center. The loss was just the second for the Wolves in the season series, which Chicago captured with a 6-1-1-0 record.

Scooter Vaughn and Emerson Clark scored for Chicago (23-22-2-2), while defenseman Andre Benoit turned in a solid defensive effort, breaking up three odd-man rushes in the game.

Manitoba (13-27-4-5) was led by Hellebuyck's 39 saves in his first start since returning from the Winnipeg Jets. Josh Morrissey earned No. 1 star honors with a 4-point (1-3) effort.

The Moose opened the scoring 2:22 into the first period when Morrissey's slap shot caromed off the back boards and deflected off the pads of goaltender Jordan Binnington past the goal line.

The Wolves answered a 1:20 later as Scooter Vaughan snapped a wrist shot past Hellebuyck from the right faceoff circle. The goal was Vaughan's first since Oct. 17. Matt Halischuk scored a power-play goal at 16:20 mark to give Manitoba a 2-1 lead after one period.

After a scoreless second period, Manitoba broke the game open with 3 goals in the third. Austen Brassard scored seven seconds into a power play, Nic Petan finished a give-and-go in the slot, and Jiri Fronk buried a wrist shot from the left wing as the Moose overcame a 17-shot deficit (41-24) to pull out the win.

Clark knocked in a rebound to score his first AHL goal in just his second game with the Wolves to close the scoring with 47 seconds left.

Binnington (11-10-3) finished with 19 saves.

The Wolves return to the Allstate Arena on Thursday for a 7 p.m. puck drop against the Iowa Wild.