The division-leading Texas Stars saw their chance to push the lead to five points vanish in the final minute of the third period as the visiting Milwaukee Admirals defeated the home side 3-2 in front of a sellout crowd. It was a game that may preview the division final for the Central and was the last matchup between these two clubs on the season.
For Texas, despite the result, it was a game that showed their playoff caliber. Down 2-0 in the second, the Stars stayed in the fight, as their head coach likes to say, to claw back a 2-2 tie after 40.