CEDAR PARK, TEXAS --- Cody Almond scored the power play game-winner in overtime as the Houston Aeros nipped the Texas Stars 4-3 Saturday night at Cedar Park Center before a crowd of 5,009.

Fabian Brunnstrom’s high-sticking penalty put the Aeros on a 4-on-3 advantage 50 seconds into extra time and Almond cashed in, banging home a rebound, to give the Aeros their fourth win in five tries over the Stars. J.M. Daoust and Scandella earned assists on the winning goal.

The win pulled Houston into a tie for fourth place in the West Division with the Milwaukee Admirals. Each team has 29 points, while the win over the Stars gave the Aeros one more win (13) than Milwaukee, which was idle Saturday.

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Colton Gillies had a goal and an assist for the Aeros while Marco Scandella chipped in with two assists. Anton Khudobin made 21 saves.

The Aeros took a 2-0 lead late into the second period on goals by Nate Prosser and Gillies. Prosser bagged a power play marker 7:36 into the first while Gillies potted an even strength tally at 8:21 of the second.

Houston peppered Stars goalie Richard Bachman with 24 shots in the first two periods alone, finishing the game with a 36-24 advantage. Bachman's early saves gave his club a chance to win.

Texas responded with a power play goal by Travis Morin at 16:26 and then evened the score with Colton Sceviour’s tally just 1:13 into the final period.

Warren Peters answered to pull the Aeros ahead at 6:32, but Texas pressured and again tied the game, this time on Cody Chupp’s goal at 14:58.

The Aeros closed out a 3-in-3 stretch garnering four of a possible six points against West Divison rivals.

The Aeros travel to Oklahoma City for a matchup on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. with the Barons. The team returns home Friday, Dec. 10, to face the San Antonio Rampage in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game. Call 713-974-7825 for more information on Aeros tickets and other promotions.

DECIDING GOAL
Almond, 2:42, OT   

POWER PLAYS
HOU: 2/3
TEX: 1/7
      
GOALIES
HOU: Khudobin (21/24, W)
TEX: Bachman (32/36, L)

TEAM RECORDS
HOU: 13-10-1-2
TEX: 13-9-0-1
   
AEROS STARTERS
F: Gillies, Peters, Noreau
D: Scandella, Buck
G: Khudobin

AEROS SCRATCHES
Fraser, McBride, Earl, Lampman, Kalus, Broda
    
BOMB DROPPINGS
Almond has four points (2-2-4) in his last three games…He had the game-tying goal and two assist in 4-3 shootout win over Rockford on Thursday…Peter Zingoni played in his first game of the season after sitting out the first 25 with an injury…The Aeros snapped a two-game road losing skid…The Aeros are now 11-9-1-0 vs. West Division teams…The Aeros scored first for the 16th time in the last 19 games. They lead the AHL in first goals (18)...When scoring first Houston is now 13-3-0-2… When scoring at least four goals the Aeros are undefeated (8-0-0-0)…Houston’s two power play goals snapped an 0-for-10 run over three games…The Houston penalty kill has stopped 14 of 15 in the last four games…Travis Morin’s power play goal was the first by an opponent in three games.