Recap: Moose 2 at Texas 3
By: Manitoba Moose Staff | Published: March 27th 2019
Manitoba Moose (33-28-4-2) at Texas Stars (33-29-4-3)
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, Austin, Tex.
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Texas Stars | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Shots By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Manitoba Moose | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| Texas Stars | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| Special Teams | PP | PK | PIM |
| Manitoba Moose | 0/1 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Texas Stars | 0/1 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Goaltender Summary | Goaltender | MIN | SA | SV |
| Manitoba Moose | Mikhail Berdin | 58:05 | 32 | 29 |
| Texas Stars | Landon Bow | 60:00 | 27 | 25 |
Goal Summary
| P | TIME | TEAM | GOAL | ASSIST | ASSIST | STR | SCORE |
| 1 | 8:05 | TEX | J. Hanley (7) | N. Caamano (12) | C. Markinson (15) | ES | 1-0 TEX |
| 2 | 7:30 | MB | M. Dano (12) | C. Schilling (20) | N. Nogier (8) | ES | 1-1 |
| 3 | 5:14 | MB | S. Griffith (13) | J. Harkins (13) | F. Girard (11) | ES | 2-1 MB |
| 3 | 8:46 | TEX | M. Mersch (21) | ES | 2-2 | ||
| 3 | 9:20 | TEX | D. Heatherington (2) | E. Condra (33) | ES | 3-2 TEX |
Game Story
The Manitoba Moose (33-28-4-2) three-game win streak ended Wednesday night at the H-E-B Center against the Texas Stars (33-29-4-3). Texas opened the scoring at 8:05 of the first when Joel Hanley picked up a stray pass and squeezed it through Mikhail Berdin's pads with a backhand. Texas nearly doubled their lead five minutes later, when the Stars' forecheck stole a puck from Berdin behind the net and sent it out front. The Moose rookie goaltender recovered spectacularly, gloving the puck down and securing a stoppage. After 20 minutes, the Stars led Manitoba 1-0 on the scoreboard and 12-7 on the shot clock.
Texas started the second quickly, outshooting the Moose 4-0 in the first four minutes of the middle frame. Manitoba bounced back, tying the game at 7:30 of the second when Marko Dano found space in the neutral zone, walked in, and snuck one five-hole on Bow. The Moose kept pressure on Texas, utilizing a late power play to outshoot the Stars 14-10 in the period, but couldn't find their first lead of the night.
That lead came 5:14 into the final frame, when Jansen Harkins corralled a bouncing puck before finding Seth Griffith on the backside, waiting to tap it home. The lead was short-lived, however, as coincidental minors gave way to 4-on-4 action. Texas took advantage of the extra space, and at 8:46 of the third, Michael Mersch rifled home his 21st of the season, unassisted. Just 34 seconds later Eric Condra sprung Dillon Heatherington on a breakaway. Heatherington put the Stars ahead for good, despite some late pressure from the Moose. Berdin made 29 stops in the 3-2 loss.
Quick Hits
- Marko Dano scored on Texas for the third-straight meeting, and totalled nine points (5G, 4A) in the season series.
- Seth Griffith is on a three-game point streak (1G, 2A).
- Berdin has faced 32 or more shots in his last five starts (3-2-1).
What's Next?
The Moose wrap up the road trip with back-to-back games against San Antonio on Friday and Saturday. Both games will be broadcast on moosehockey.com/listenlive, the Moose App and streaming live on AHLTV. Additionally, Friday's 7:30 p.m. CT puck drop will be available on TSN 1290.
