WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Ticker) -- Jason Elloitt stopped 36 shots and the Manitoba Moose defeated the Long Beach Ice Dogs, 6-1. Elloitt had 12 saves in the second period and 14 in the third to raise his record to 19-11-9. Bill Bowler and Barry Richter both scored within a 37-second span to cap a four-goal first period for Manitoba. Marc Rodgers and Shawn Burr each added a third-period marker for the Moose, who beat Long Beach for the first time in six meetings this season (1-4-1). Nikolai Khabibulin, who entered the contest leading the league with a 1.72 GAA, surrendered four goals on the first 12 shots he faced before being removed at the start of the second period. Vladimir Vorobiev netted the Ice Dogs' lone goal with 7:15 left in the opening period.