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FRIDAY (10/16)

It didn’t take long for the Stars to light the lamp in Manitoba. Texas started a two-on-one rush after a Manitoba turnover and Artem Shlaine snapped a wrist shot over the glove of Domenic DiVincentiis just 3:27 into the first period. The Stars have now scored first in four of their first five games this season.

A few minutes after the first goal, the Stars earned a power play and capitalized. Shlaine slid a pass from behind the net to Dylan Hryckowian in the slot, who doubled the lead.

The Moose responded quickly in the second period as Brayden Yager picked off a Stars pass and rushed to the net. Brandon Halverson stopped the first shot, but Lucas Wahlin knocked in the rebound to cut Manitoba’s deficit in half just over three minutes into the frame.

Manitoba found the equalizer just after the midway point of the second. Wahlin skated down the left wing on a breakaway that Halverson stopped, but Nikita Chibrikov backhanded the rebound into the back of the net. Alfons Freij, during a delayed Stars penalty, fired a wrist shot over the blocker of Halverson a minute later to put the Moose in front for the first time.

The third period started with each team skating four-on four. Mike Sgarbossa entered the Manitoba zone and found Aram Minnetian in the high slot, who sent a wrist shot into the net for his first pro goal, tying the game at 3-3.

The Stars took a penalty 40 seconds later and Yager ripped a shot just under the crossbar to give the Moose a 4-3 lead. Colby Barlow added a fifth goal on a net-front scramble, and Yager tapped in a sixth goal for Manitoba before the midway point of the final stanza.

Kyle Looft used a behind-the-back pass to find Sgarbossa in the offensive zone with five minutes left, and the forward tallied his team-leading third goal of the season. Texas pulled Halverson for an extra skater, but Danny Zhilkin hit the empty net to finish the scoring.  
  
Halverson had 21 saves in the loss, while DiVincentiis stopped 30 of 34 shots in the win.

SUNDAY (10/18)

Texas jumped to its earliest lead of the season as Dylan Hryckowian found the back of the net with help from Ellis Rickwood just 18 seconds into the first period, recording his second goal in as many games. Rickwood picked off a Moose clearing attempt in the offensive zone and fed it cross-ice for Hryckowian, who beat Manitoba’s Thomas Milic with a one-timer from the left circle. 

With 7:55 left in the opening frame, Manitoba’s Colby Barlow tied the game; He initially shot the puck wide but caught Brandon Halverson off-guard when he immediately retrieved the puck and scored on his own rebound. 

The score remained deadlocked until Nikita Chibrikov notched Manitoba’s seventh power-play goal of the season at the 16:27 mark of the middle period. Chibrikov collected the rebound from Gregor’s shot off Halverson’s pad and tucked it home for a 2-1 lead heading into the final period. 

Tristan Bertucci reinstated the deadlock with a goal at 3:42 of the third, as he rifled a pass from Kyle Burroughs behind a disoriented Milic to bring the score to 2-2. Less than a minute later, Emil Hemming scored his first North American professional goal to put the Stars up by one. 

Just over two minutes after Hemming’s tally, Texas sent Manitoba back on the power play, and Chibrikov collected his second power-play goal of the contest to tie the score for the third time. Neither side was able to secure the win before the end of regulation, and the Stars skated into their third overtime in just six games this season. 

Brayden Yager ripped a shot from the right circle, beating Halverson glove-side to seal the victory for the Moose just 1:52 into overtime. 

Halverson made 25 saves in the loss, while Milic stopped 30 of 33 for the win.

The Stars return home to face the Pacific Division's Ontario Reign on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24!

The Reign currently sit in eighth place in the Pacific Division with a record of 3-2-0-0. They are led by veteran Lane Pederson who has seven points in five games this season. In net, Eric Portillo and Hampton Sluknysky have split the work thus far, playing two games each. Portillo is 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 3.48 while Sluknysky is 0-2-0 with a 3.55 GAA.

Ontario finished the 2025-26 season at the top of the Pacific with 99 points and a record of 47-20-3-2.

The Stars are currently in sixth place of the Central Division with a record of 1-3-1-1. They are led by forwards Mike Sgarbossa and Dylan Hryckowian who have six and five points, respectively.

THIS WEEKEND: the Texas Stars Foundation is auctioning warmup-worn Fallout jerseys and mystery pucks! Check out the auction online and stop by the table outside Section 105 to get your mystery pucks.

NEXT WEEK: The Texas Stars Foundation is hosting their first event of the season on Wednesday, October 28 at PopStroke in Cedar Park! During this event, fans can mingle with players while enjoying a round of mini-golf. A percentage of sales from the evening will go back to the Foundation.

Ringo's Rascals Memberships are on sale! For just $40, your young Stars fan can enjoy a season packed with exclusive perks, special events, fun giveaways, and unforgettable memories with Ringo's Rascals! Sign up today at texasstars.com/rascals!

Don't forget! Ringo's Birthday is Saturday, December 12 and you MUST be a Rascal to attend his pregame birthday party!