CEDAR PARK, Texas – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, shut out the Chicago Wolves 4-0 on Sunday on the H-E-B Middle at Cedar Park. Stars goaltender Remi Poirier was flawless, stopping all 29 photographs he confronted.
Curtis McKenzie opened the scoring for the Stars proper earlier than the midway mark of the primary interval. He picked up a bouncing puck in entrance of the Chicago internet, following a shot from Kyle Looft on the left level and a rebound from Matej Blümel on the internet entrance. McKenzie then elevated a backhand shot over the left pad of a scrambling Dustin Tokarski.
Simply over a minute previous the midway level of the competition, Cameron Hughes prolonged Texas’ result in two. On a rush down the left wing, Hughes skated towards the slot, evading a sliding Chicago defenseman. He then stickhandled from his forehand to his backhand earlier than slipping it round and over Tokarski. The purpose marked Hughes’ twentieth of the season, reaching the milestone for the second consecutive 12 months, the primary time in his profession.
Early within the third interval, Justin Hryckowian added to the Stars’ lead with a power-play purpose. Hryckowian tried a cross from in entrance of the online, however the puck was blocked by a Chicago participant’s skate and deflected proper again to him. He shortly tucked it between the legs of a sliding Tokarski. Antonio Stranges then added a fourth tally to Texas’ complete after Hughes discovered him skating towards the online from the fitting circle. Hughes made a no-look cross from behind the online, and Stranges one-timed the puck into the far aspect of the purpose.
Poirier earned the shutout victory for the Stars, whereas Tokarski stopped 34 of the 38 photographs he confronted within the loss for the Wolves.
The Stars will now hit the street for 3 interdivision video games following a 4-2-0-0 document throughout their six-game homestand. The street journey begins in Milwaukee towards the Admirals on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from the UW-Milwaukee Panther Area. Catch all of the motion on AHLTV on FloHockey.
The Texas Stars are the first improvement affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars. For extra info, name (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or go to TexasStars.com.
Photograph Credit score: Logan Foust
