The Manitoba Moose (24-11-2-1) faced off against the Texas Stars (12-15-4-3) for a Sunday afternoon contest at Canada Life Centre. The Moose were coming off a 5-3 win against the Abbotsford Canucks the previous Sunday.
Texas opened the scoring with a power play tally in the first period. Ty Dellandrea took possession of the puck and wired a shot past netminder Mikhail Berdin to give Texas the 1-0 lead. Despite two power play opportunities throughout the first, the Moose were unable to capitalize and find twine behind Adam Scheel. Berdin ended the frame with 10 saves through 20 minutes while Scheel made 10 of his own.
The second period saw both Berdin and Scheel continue to impress as they held both sides to a scoreless second frame. As the period wore on, Manitoba had some chances and fired 10 shots on net in an effort to find the equalizer. Texas responded with 14 of their own in the middle frame. The horn sounded to draw the period to a close with the Moose continuing to trail 1-0.
The Moose tied the game in the third with a goal from Mikey Eyssimont. Declan Chisholm tossed the puck to Leon Gawanke, who fired a bullet on net. Eyssimont was cruising in front and tipped his seventh of the season past the Scheel to knot the game 1-1. With the match tied after 60 minutes, the contest headed into overtime. After a breathless and frantic extra period, the game remained tied and needed a shootout.
What ensued was a marathon shootout that saw 24 total shooters vying to win the contest over the course of 12 rounds. The game was finally put to rest with a Gawanke goal and a save on Nicholas Caamano by Berdin. The Moose netminder finished with the win on the back of 31 saves, while Scheel recorded the loss and 34 stops of his own.
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