The Texas Stars got their first look at the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss. Balanced scoring was a bright spot for the Stars as Roope Hintz, Joel L’Esperance, James Phelan, and Colton Hargrove all scored a goal, but a poor second period in which they allowed three at even strength was their undoing.
“Overall, in sixty minutes I thought we did things that we try to do as a team,” said Stars head coach Derek Laxdal. “I thought we had a couple of good looks, but when we had a couple breakdowns defensively in the second period, they stung us.