Texas and Manitoba played a pretty sleepy Sunday afternoon game in Winnipeg this afternoon. The host Moose bested the Stars 2-0 on a third period tally and an empty net goal late as Texas pressed to tie.
Philippe Desrosiers got the start and played well, stopping all but one of the 32 shots he faced on the night. It was only the second time this season that Texas has been shutout, the other time being a 4-0 loss in Tucson on January 23rd. Mikhail Berdin, just recalled from the ECHL, got the shutout win with 34 saves.
Joel L'Esperance had one of Texas's best chances of the contest in the first period as he rang one off the crossbar on the power play in pursuit of his 27th goal.