Coming off a tough loss to a clearly deficient Marlies club, Texas faced the best team in the league in desperate search for points, coming up with a 3-2 OT loss after leading 2-0. If it weren't for the loss to Toronto, it feels the narrative would be much different.
"Two nights ago, it was unacceptable. We didn't play to our potential and we let that one slip," said head coach Neil Graham. "I thought tonight we came out the way we expected. The third period was filled with special teams. They got one and we didn't. And that ended up being the difference.