Game Recap: Moose 6 at Texas 3
By: Daniel Fink | Published: March 14th 2018
Manitoba Moose (37-17-4-4) at Texas Stars (32-22-6-3)
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - HEB Center, Cedar Park, TX
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Texas Stars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 13 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| Texas Stars | 13 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
| Manitoba Moose | 1/3 | 4/6 | 14 |
| Texas Stars | 2/6 | 2/3 | 8 |
| Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
| Manitoba Moose | Jamie Phillips | 60:00 | 25 | 22 |
| Texas Stars | Landon Bow | 47:08 | 29 | 23 |
| Texas Stars | Phillippe Desrosiers | 10:04 | 2 | 2 |
Goal Summary
| P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 1 | 2:50 | TEX | C. McKenzie (22) | J. Dowling (24) | T. Morin (44) | PP | 1-0 TEX |
| 1 | 7:48 | MB | J. Kostalek (3) | N. Petan (31) | ES | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 8:18 | MB | K. Gotovets (1) | B. Sutter (5) | JC Lipon (17) | ES | 2-1 MB |
| 1 | 12:39 | MB | P. Stoykewych (9) | JC Lipon (18) | C. De Leo (16) | ES | 3-1 MB |
| 1 | 16:21 | TEX | C. McKenzie (23) | T. Morin (45) | J. Dowling (25) | PP | 3-2 MB |
| 2 | 12:13 | MB | JC Lipon (12) | C. De Leo (17) | B. Lemieux (17) | PP | 4-2 MB |
| 3 | 3:48 | MB | P. Cormier (20) | B. Lemieux (18) | B. Robinson (23) | ES | 5-2 MB |
| 3 | 7:08 | MB | B. Welychka (1) | M. Spacek (18) | ES | 6-2 MB | |
| 3 | 16:14 | TEX | S. Laberge (5) | M. Mangene (17) | ES | 6-3 MB |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (37-17-4-4) and Texas Stars (32-22-6-3) got off to a blistering start with a five-goal first period. Texas opened the scoring 2:50 into the game on a back door tap in from Curtis McKenzie on the power play. The Moose defence responded with the next three goals of the game. Jan Kostalek got the Moose even at 7:48 when he whipped the puck from the line and found the back of the net. Kirill Gotovets gave Manitoba the lead 30 seconds later when he pounced on a loose puck for his first of the season. The Moose made it a two-goal game off the stick of Peter Stoykewych, who accepted a pass from JC Lipon in the circle before firing the puck home at 12:39. The Stars got back within one on McKenzie's second power play tally at 16:21 to send the game to the break with the Moose in front 3-2.
Manitoba locked things down in the second, not allowing a shot until the 12:48 mark of the period. Meanwhile, the Moose racked up 13 shots in the frame. One of those found the twine as JC Lipon knocked in a loose puck behind Landon Bow on the power play to restore the two-goal edge with 7:47 to go in the period. The lone goal of the frame sent Manitoba to the third with a 4-2 advantage.
The Moose started out the period by adding to their lead. Brendan Lemieux sent Patrice Cormier in behind the defence, and the captain pulled the puck around Bow for his 20th of the season 3:48. Another milestone was checked off minutes later when Michael Spacek spied a wide open Brett Welychka who snapped home his first career AHL goal in just his second game to give the Moose a 6-2 lead 7:08 into the period. Texas got one back off the stick of Samuel Laberge late in the frame, but that would be all, as the Moose cruised to a 6-3 victory.
Quick Hits
- JC Lipon recorded his third three point (1G, 2A) game of the season.
- Chase De Leo tallied his fourth multi-point (2A) game of the season.
- Patrice Cormier reached the 20-goal plateau for the first time in his AHL career.
- Manitoba has recorded at least one power play goal in seven straight games.
- Attendance was announced at 5,067.
What's Next?
The Moose head down the road to San Antonio for a Friday matchup with the Rampage. Tune into the action on TSN 1290 and moosehockey.com/listenlive starting at 6:45 p.m. CT
