Moose Edge Stars 4-3

Published on December 4, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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Manitoba snapped the Stars' three game win streak tonight at Wells Fargo Arena. The Moose answered all three Stars' goals in route to a 4-3 win.

The Stars struck first Tuesday night in Des Moines. BJ Crombeen scored his first goal of the season with 11:41 remaining in the first period. Crombeen swiped the puck from the behind the Moose net, stepped in front and fired it past Drew MacIntyre, the Moose Goalie. Manitoba responded less than three minutes later with their first goal of the night. Jannik Hansen got the goal on assist from Mason Raymond and Nathan McIver to tie the score at 1 after one period.

A pair of goals allowed the Moose to take the lead in the 2nd period, 3-2. The Moose scored an early powerplay goal to take their first lead of the night. Jason Jaffray was credited with the goal after his centering feed was redirected off Stars' defenseman, Bryce Lampman. The Stars would bounce back with a mid-period goal by Paul Szczechura. Vojtech Polak found Szczechura on an odd man rush at the 13:02 mark of the 2nd period, and Szczechura slid the puck between the near side pipe and the keeper. A slew of penalties, however, would put the Stars on the defensive for much of the second part of the period. And with just under six minutes to play in the period the Stars found themselves trapped in their own end after killing off a penalty, and ultimately gave up the third Manitoba goal of the game to Michael Grabner. The assists went to Brad Moran and Shaun Heshka.

Junior Lessard notched the equalizer for the Stars just 1:09 into the 3rd period. Lessard received an outlet pass from Mark Fistric and proceeded to power his way through a double team in neutral ice, while being taken down just to the right of the Manitoba net minder, Lessard slipped the puck between MacIntyre's legs. The goal was Lessard's eighth of the season and tied the score at 3-3. But as they had done all night the Moose responded with a goal of their own. Jaffray scored his second on a redirection from the point. The goal came with more than 13 minutes to play in the 3rd period, but was more than the Stars could overcome, despite outshouting Manitoba 42-25.

The Stars hit the road for a four game trip to begin Saturday at San Antonio. They will play twice in San Antonio against the Rampage and then twice in Milwaukee before returning home to host the Chicago Wolves Saturday, December 15th.

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