It came down to the last minute, but with their season hanging in the balance, the Manitoba Moose came out with their backs against the wall.
With the Moose facing elimination in Game 2, David Gustafsson scored the go-ahead goal with just 43 seconds left in a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday at the Canada Life Centre.
The best of three series is now tied at one.
After a scoreless first period, Ryan Ufko came out of the box in the middle stanza and scored a shorthanded goal on a breakaway to open the scoring for the Admirals.
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Parker Ford answered for the Moose just two minutes later with his second goal of the series. The Moose outscored Milwaukee 12-5 in the period.
Both teams combined for just three shots in the first 10 minutes of the final game, but with just under two minutes remaining Manitoba went on the power play. And with just 43 seconds left in regulation, Brayden Yager’s layup was tipped in by Gustafsson to send the nearly 5,000 fans into a frenzy.
Manitoba outshot the Admirals 12-6 in the third and 35-20 overall.
Elias Salomonsson played his first game for the Antlers since February after finishing the regular season with the Jets in concussion protocol.
Domenic DiVincentiis had 19 saves in the win, while Matthew Murray made 33 stops for the Admirals.
The deciding Game 3 takes place on Sunday at 2:00 PM at the Canada Life Centre.
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