Rockford, IL - Four shorthanded goals against plagued the Rockford IceHogs on Friday night, falling 6-3 to the Manitoba Moose inside the BMO Center.

In the first matchup of the season between Central Division rivals, the Moose came out flying and opened the scoring at 7:53. Chase Yoder backhanded the puck from the right post to the far post and snuck in the game's opening goal past Stanislav Berezhnoy.

With the IceHogs on the power play, Manitoba doubled the lead. Noah Gregor sprung free down the right wing and sent the puck five-hole. Rockford got on the board and cut the deficit to 2-1 at 15:14 of the 1st. Dominic Toninato jumped out of the penalty box and fed Jiri Felcman in the slot. Felcman sent the puck across to Nick Lardis who slammed the puck into a wide open net.

Early in the 2nd, the Hogs earned a 5-on-3 power play and converted to tie the game 2-2. Gavin Hayes notched his 6th of the season and now has goals in four-straight after knocking home a rebound outside of the crease.

In the opening minute of the 3rd, the Moose picked up their second shorthanded goal of the night. Brayden Yager picked off a pass at the red line and finished his breakaway with a wrister under the glove. 

Skating against his former team for the first time, Rockford defenseman Dylan Anhorn rose to the occasion and blasted in a 3-3 tying blast. Off a clean faceoff win in the offensive zone, Anhorn's slap shot from the blue line turned into his first goal in an IceHogs sweater.

Illinois native Davis Burnside received a pass at the far post and elevated his shot over the glove at 12:02 of the 3rd for the go-ahead 4-3 goal. Isaak Phillips added Manitoba's third shorthanded goal of the night to calm the IceHogs' comeback. Danny Zhilkin added an empty-net tally to seal the 6-3 win.

Up next, the IceHogs host the Texas Stars on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 4:00 p.m. Family Packs presented by Pizza Hut with media partner B103 are available for purchase and fans can participate in a postgame Trick-or-Treat with IceHogs Players. Buy tickets here.