Game Story

The Manitoba Moose (11-4-0-0) outlasted the Texas Stars (3-8-1-2) by a 3-2 score, in the shootout, on Tuesday evening at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park. They were coming off a 4-3 overtime win against the Toronto Marlies on home ice on Saturday evening.

The Moose took a 2-0 lead in the first, but if not for Brandon Halverson in the Texas crease, it could have been more. Chase Yoder had a breakaway chance in the first 10 seconds, but Halverson turned it aside. The Moose took the lead when Danny Zhilkin finished a pretty passing setup on the power play at 7:41. Halverson made his second big save of the evening at 9:18, robbing Fabian Wager at the back door on a two-on-one chance. Isaak Phillips ripped a shot into the top corner three minutes later, putting the Moose up 2-0 on their seventh shot of the contest. Domenic DiVincentiis saw 14 shots in the frame, turning them all aside, sending his team into the break with the 2-0 scoreline intact.

Manitoba led the Stars 17-12 on the shot clock, but it was Texas scoring the frame’s lone marker. Charlie Paquette was in the right place at the right time, jamming a rebound through the legs of DiVincentiis at 7:08. Halverson was good once again in the home end of the rink, not allowing Manitoba to add to the lead, though they held a 2-1 edge into the intermission.

Ellis Rickwood tied the game early in the third. He deflected a Tristian Bertucci shot past DiVincentiis at 4:51. Manitoba was forced to kill off a double minor in the final five minutes of the contest, which they did successfully, forcing overtime. Both sides had chances to win it in the three-on-three, but neither could end the game. Danny Zhilkin and Brad Lambert scored for the Moose in the shootout. DiVincentiis turned aside both Texas shooters, as the Moose won 3-2, marking their third-straight game ending beyond regulation, and fourth-consecutive overall.

Statbook

• Manitoba’s penalty kill was a perfect five-for-five
• Brad Lambert has two points (2A) over his past two games
• Danny Zhilkin has seven points (2G, 5A) over his past four contests
• Fabian Wagner recorded his first point of the season with an assist
• Garrett Brown made his season debut

Quotable

Moose defenceman Isaak Phillips (click for full interview)
“It took everybody. That was a good team we played over there. They were working very hard. For a full 60, we had to be dialled in, and we didn’t give up, so that was a great effort from our group”

What’s Coming Up

The Moose close out their two-game series with the Texas Stars on Wednesday evening at H-E-B Center. Coverage starts at 7:45 p.m. CDT on CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey.

The Moose return home on Friday, Nov. 20, to battle the Rockford IceHogs on Soirée Francophone, featuring live music performed by Douzie throughout the game. Tickets are available at moosehockey.com/tickets.