Texas opened the scoring 13:53 into the first period Ugly bird tipped a feed of Tristan Bertucci past the glove side of Manitoba goalkeeper Thomas Milic.
After being held off the scoresheet in the first, Brad Lambert blasted home a rebound Remi Poirier eight minutes into the second period to tie the game. Mason Shaw gave the Moose the lead late in the middle frame when he scored from the left faceoff dot with 42 seconds left in the period.
Nine minutes into the third period Jac Becker sent the puck into an empty net, making the game 2-2. Milic left his post to play the puck into the trapezium and turned it over Ayrton Martino in the corner. Martino quickly sent the puck to Becker for an open-net tap and the equalizer. Justin Ertel scored the go-ahead goal 1:43 later when he deflected a point shot Vladislav Kolyachonok between the face-off circles.
Michael Karow ripped a shot from the point for an insurance goal 16:10 into the final frame. The goal was Karow’s 18e point of the season, with a career-high. With two minutes left, Shaw scored his second of the night to bring the Moose within one with the extra attacker.
Manitoba pulled Milic away for a second time, but could not complete the comeback. Texas has now won seven in a row heading into the All-Star Break, their longest winning streak since December 2022.
Poirier earned the win, stopping 33 of 36. Milic gave up four goals on 20 shots in the loss.
After the All-Star Break, Texas heads to Michigan on Friday, February 13 to take on the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena. The Puck Drop is scheduled for 6:00 PM CT. See all the action AHL TV on FloHockey.
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