The Manitoba Moose (10-4-0-0) are back on the road to take on the Texas Stars (3-8-1-1) Tuesday night in Cedar Park.

Coverage of today’s matchup gets going at 7:45 p.m. CDT on 680 CJOB, CJOB.com, the Winnipeg Jets App and AHLTV on FloHockey. Puck drop at H-E-B Center is slated for 8 p.m. CDT. 

Leading the Way

Danny Zhilkin took over the team scoring lead on Saturday with a three-assist outing against the Marlies. Zhilkin is up to 16 points (6G, 10A) on the campaign and leads the club in assists. The Moscow, Russia product is tied for fifth on the AHL’s points leaderboard. Zhilkin has been involved in seven of Manitoba’s past 13 goals and has six points in his past three games. The 2022 Winnipeg Jets third round pick leads the AHL with four shorthanded points (1G, 3A). Zhilkin is eight points off matching his 2025-26 career high of 24 points (12G, 12A), and needs just two assists to match the previous season’s total. 

Surprise Strike

The Moose have been lethal with the penalty kill over their past three outings. They have tallied five shorthanded goals in their past 15 opportunities, operating at 33.3 percent. That mark is better than every power play mark (season-long) across the AHL in 2026-27, with the league’s best success rate to date being the Laval Rocket at 29.6 percent. The Moose have scored the most shorthanded goals in the league with seven, though all seven have come from different sources. Manitoba’s penalty killers have scored on 10.9 percent of their chances, while simultaneously owning the 12th-ranked unit, successfully chasing away 84.4 percent of the opposing man advantage situations. 

Third to 10

The Moose became the AHL’s third club to reach the 10-win mark in 2026-27 with their overtime victory over the Toronto Marlies on Saturday evening. They did so in their 14th game, and remain tied for the most victories in the league going into Tuesday’s meeting with the Texas Stars. The Laval Rocket also achieved 10 wins in their 14th game on Saturday, roughly three hours before the Moose. Reaching 10 wins in 14 games is tied for the second-fastest the antlered ones have reached double-digits in franchise history. Manitoba has scored the league’s third-most goals with 53, and allowed the 13th-fewest with 36. They are also riding a three-game win streak, and have a perfect 6-0-0-0 record on home ice. The Moose won their 10th game on Nov. 26 vs Belleville a season ago, coming in their 19th contest. 

Burning Up

Davis Burnside is off to a strong start in his rookie campaign, recording seven points (3G, 4A) through 14 games. Among AHL-contracted players, Burnside trails only the Texas Stars’ Ellis Rickwood, who has nine points (2G, 7A), in rookie scoring. The La Grange, Ill. native has notched three points (2G, 1A) over his past three outings, including the overtime winner against Toronto on Saturday evening.

Who’s Trending?

Defenceman Dawson Barteaux had a pair of assists in Saturday’s win over Toronto, including setting up Davis Burnside’s overtime winner. The multi-point outing was Barteaux’s first since Nov. 1/24 against the Milwaukee Admirals. The Foxwarren, Man. product has 36 points (8G, 28A) in 182 career AHL games split between Manitoba and the Texas Stars.