Miroslav Kopriva stopped 36 of 37 shots through regulation and overtime as well as all four Omaha skaters in the shootout to backstop Houston to a 2-1 win at the Toyota Center on Tuesday night.
Mattias Weinhandl netted the lone goal in regulation for Houston in the first period and tallied a shootout goal to help Houston secure two points in the standings.
Kopriva has won two of his last three starts, posting a 1.89 goals-against average and .950 save percentage in that span.
Warren Peters provided a goal for Omaha as netminder Curtis McElhinney stopped 24 of 25 shots in a losing effort.
Mattias Weinhandl netted the lone goal in regulation for Houston in the first period and tallied a shootout goal to help Houston secure two points in the standings.
Kopriva has won two of his last three starts, posting a 1.89 goals-against average and .950 save percentage in that span.
Warren Peters provided a goal for Omaha as netminder Curtis McElhinney stopped 24 of 25 shots in a losing effort.
