The Manitoba Moose head into Wednesday night’s rematch with the Texas Stars riding a wave of extra-time success, and they’ve done it without giving much away once the game goes past 60 minutes.
Manitoba has won three straight games that needed extra time, with two of those coming in overtime and Tuesday’s latest victory decided in the shootout. That gives the Moose four wins beyond regulation on the season, including two against Texas.
Across their four overtime periods, Manitoba has surrendered just four shots and has twice ended things on its first shot. Only three teams have been to overtime more often, and while seven clubs are perfect in those games, none have reached four wins beyond regulation.
The Moose also got another look at one of their younger defensemen Tuesday night. Garrett Brown made his AHL regular-season debut after previously appearing in his first AHL and professional games during the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, when he played four times against the Grand Rapids Griffins.
At the time, he was the first Moose player since Skyler McKenzie in 2018 to make his professional debut in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Brown finished his first game of the season with one shot on goal and a minus-one rating.
The San Jose, Calif. native was taken in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets and had 26 points (4G, 22A) in 84 games before turning pro, while also winning two NCAA Championship teams at the University of Denver.
Brad Lambert has also settled in quickly since joining the lineup. He made his first appearance of the season on Nov. 6 against the Toronto Marlies, was held off the scoresheet that night, and has since picked up an assist in each of his games.
Lambert also scored in the shootout Tuesday, giving him six career shootout goals on 13 tries, a 46.2 percent success rate. The 30th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft now sits tied for 33rd on the Moose’s all-time scoring list with 108 points (36G, 72A) in 176 games.
Goaltending has been a major reason Manitoba keeps stacking points. Domenic DiVincentiis and Thomas Milic have split duties game by game so far in 2026-27, and neither has allowed more than three goals in a game since Oct.
- That’s been the case in only three games all season.
DiVincentiis enters Wednesday with the league’s eighth-best goals-against average and fourth-best save percentage, while Milic is tied with Utica’s David Rittich for the most wins in the league with six. DiVincentiis is also tied for the AHL lead with two shutouts, sharing that spot with Carl Lindbom and Mads Søgaard.
Fabian Wagner added a small but notable milestone Tuesday, picking up his first point of the season with an assist on Isaak Phillips’ first-period goal. Wagner also matched a career high with four shots on goal, doing it for the third time in his AHL career. In 86 career AHL games, the Winnipeg fourth-round pick from 2022 has 17 points, including nine goals and eight assists.
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