CLEVELAND – After erasing a three-goal deficit, it was a bad bounce off the boards that gave the Cleveland Monsters their go-ahead goal en route to a 6-3 win over the Texas Stars on Saturday night in front of 14,317 in attendance at Quicken Loans Arena.
TJ Tynan's dump into the corner kicked the puck back in front and left Texas goaltender Justin Peters trapped behind the net as Ryan Craig tapped in an open net goal with 4:53 to play after the Monsters rallied back from a 3-0 deficit.
Sonny Milano finished with a three-point game for Cleveland (2-1=3). Peters saw his career-high shutout streak come to an end at 161:17, while the Monsters snapped their scoreless drought of 149:16 in the win.
Texas (28-30-1-4) returns home on Wednesday to host the Tucson Roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. CST.
After weathering an early storm from the Monsters (28-27-3-4) in the opening minutes, the Stars took control of the game with three goals in a 12-minutes span of period one. Matej Stransky slapped a bouncing puck in the slot past Cleveland starter Anton Forsberg at 4:59 for his 20th of the season. Brandon DeFazio forced a turnover in the Monsters zone and buried a power-play goal with eight minutes to play, and Caleb Herbert snuck a wraparound attempt in the net with 2:17 left in the frame to score in his second straight game.
The Monsters responded in period two beginning with Marc-Andre Bergeron's power-play goal at 7:24. With six minutes to play in the second, Sonny Milano made it a 3-2 score during a delayed penalty call against Texas after banking a puck off the back of Peters.
In the third, Cleveland forced the game back to even on a breakaway goal by Jordan Maletta at 7:28. After Craig's tally, Milano and Zac Dalpe added empty-net goals for the Monsters to seal the win.
Peters finished 34 of 38 in net for the Stars. Forsberg stopped 19 of 22.
Texas was 1-for-3 on the power play while Cleveland was 1-for-2.
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Sunday, March 19, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Rampage defeat Stars 2-1
CEDAR PARK, Texas -- Rocco Grimaldi tied things up in the dying minutes of the third, and Brendan Ranford added the finishing touch against his former team with the shootout-winner, as the San Antonio Rampage topped the Texas Stars on Monday night in front of 4,786 at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park by a 2-1 final.
Justin Peters 26-save performance kept Texas (27-29-1-3) in the lead until 3:57 remained in the game when Grimaldi struck on a power-play goal to force overtime. Ranford, who was traded from the Stars back in mid-February, scored the only shootout goal to lock up the win for the in-state rivals.
"When it comes to the shootout, you never know whats going to happen," said Peters. "Unfortunately, we didn't come out on the right end."
After a scoreless first period, Mark McNeill put Texas on the board with a power-play goal at 10:22 of the second by deflecting Julius Honka's point shot for his eighth of the season and his second in a Stars sweater.
The Stars would cling to their one-goal lead until a holding penalty against Andrew Bodnarchuk put the Rampage (23-32-4-1) on the power play, and Grimaldi snapped his 25th of the season past Peters from the left circle to knot the score.
"We let a good goaltending performance go way-side, and we didn’t take advantage of it," said Texas Stars Head Coach Derek Laxdal. "It’s not sad, but it’s part of the game. It’s a long year, and guys are getting tired right now. Every team plays a lot. Some teams play 68, we play 76 games. We’ve just got to pick ourselves up and get ready for Wednesday.”
Spencer Martin stopped all three Texas shooters he faced in the shootout and finished with 19 saves in his first win since Jan. 6.
Justin Peters 26-save performance kept Texas (27-29-1-3) in the lead until 3:57 remained in the game when Grimaldi struck on a power-play goal to force overtime. Ranford, who was traded from the Stars back in mid-February, scored the only shootout goal to lock up the win for the in-state rivals.
"When it comes to the shootout, you never know whats going to happen," said Peters. "Unfortunately, we didn't come out on the right end."
After a scoreless first period, Mark McNeill put Texas on the board with a power-play goal at 10:22 of the second by deflecting Julius Honka's point shot for his eighth of the season and his second in a Stars sweater.
The Stars would cling to their one-goal lead until a holding penalty against Andrew Bodnarchuk put the Rampage (23-32-4-1) on the power play, and Grimaldi snapped his 25th of the season past Peters from the left circle to knot the score.
"We let a good goaltending performance go way-side, and we didn’t take advantage of it," said Texas Stars Head Coach Derek Laxdal. "It’s not sad, but it’s part of the game. It’s a long year, and guys are getting tired right now. Every team plays a lot. Some teams play 68, we play 76 games. We’ve just got to pick ourselves up and get ready for Wednesday.”
Spencer Martin stopped all three Texas shooters he faced in the shootout and finished with 19 saves in his first win since Jan. 6.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Stars penalty kill shocks Griffins in 5-4 win
CEDAR PARK, Texas -- Forward Gemel Smith’s two shorthanded goals and first professional hat trick led the way as the Texas Stars earned a comeback victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday night at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
Trailing 4-2 entering the third, the Stars (27-27-1-2) found themselves facing a Grand Rapids (38-17-1-2) team that had won 28 of 30 games when leading after two periods. Then, with no change in score and 5:49 remaining in the game, Stars defenseman Julius Honka took a 2:00 interference penalty.
During the penalty kill, Justin Dowling forced an odd-man rush with Smith, who touched in his own rebound to close the gap to one with 5:02 to play. Less than a minute later, Jason Dickinson set up Smith down the slot on another rush up ice for his third of the night, and 11th of the season, to even the score 4-4.
“We’re a fast team,” said Smith in regards to the team’s offensive prowess on the penalty kill. “We’ve got speed, and if any pucks get chipped out we’re first on it. I [was] skating, just happened to get open and it worked for us.”
DeFazio capped off the wild sequence with 3:28 to play by tipping in Mark McNeill's centering pass from the right-wing boards for his 17th of the season and the game-winning goal.
“Well first and foremost, it’s my Mom’s birthday,” said DeFazio. “I had to get a goal for her…It was wild. We haven’t really had one of those [wins] this year, and it obviously couldn’t have happened at a better time.”
Smith's two shorthanded goals in the period give them 13 on the season to tie the franchise record. It was the fourth time in franchise history Texas has scored two shorthanded goals in a hockey game -- three of those games have occurred this season.
“This could be a defining moment in our season,” said Stars Head Coach Derek Laxdal. “I like the way we responded. Now, again, the message after the game is ‘Remember this feeling, boys’. You’ve got to build off it. You’ve got to have that same momentum. You’ve got to play that same way. You’ve got to play with that desperation. You’ve got to play with a sense of urgency.”
Texas opened up the game's scoring with Travis Morin's team-leading, 20th of the season on a rush down the slot with McNeill at 7:45 of the first. Texas carried the 1-0 lead into the second where the Griffins scored all four of their goals in the game to take the 4-2 lead.
Kyle Criscuolo at 2:58 and Matthew Ford at 4:11 made it a 2-1 advantage for the Griffins. Smith tallied his first of the game on a loose puck in front at 14:18 of the frame, but Ben Street responded 46 seconds later to regain the lead for Grand Rapids. Street also added a power play goal with just over three minutes to play in the second.
Dowling, McNeill and Jason Dickinson all tallied a pair of assists for the Stars in the win. Justin Peters stopped 19 of 23 shots in net for Texas while Eddie Pasquale stopped 17 of 22 in the loss.
Texas was held scoreless on four power play chances. Grand Rapids finished 1-for-3.
Trailing 4-2 entering the third, the Stars (27-27-1-2) found themselves facing a Grand Rapids (38-17-1-2) team that had won 28 of 30 games when leading after two periods. Then, with no change in score and 5:49 remaining in the game, Stars defenseman Julius Honka took a 2:00 interference penalty.
During the penalty kill, Justin Dowling forced an odd-man rush with Smith, who touched in his own rebound to close the gap to one with 5:02 to play. Less than a minute later, Jason Dickinson set up Smith down the slot on another rush up ice for his third of the night, and 11th of the season, to even the score 4-4.
“We’re a fast team,” said Smith in regards to the team’s offensive prowess on the penalty kill. “We’ve got speed, and if any pucks get chipped out we’re first on it. I [was] skating, just happened to get open and it worked for us.”
DeFazio capped off the wild sequence with 3:28 to play by tipping in Mark McNeill's centering pass from the right-wing boards for his 17th of the season and the game-winning goal.
“Well first and foremost, it’s my Mom’s birthday,” said DeFazio. “I had to get a goal for her…It was wild. We haven’t really had one of those [wins] this year, and it obviously couldn’t have happened at a better time.”
Smith's two shorthanded goals in the period give them 13 on the season to tie the franchise record. It was the fourth time in franchise history Texas has scored two shorthanded goals in a hockey game -- three of those games have occurred this season.
“This could be a defining moment in our season,” said Stars Head Coach Derek Laxdal. “I like the way we responded. Now, again, the message after the game is ‘Remember this feeling, boys’. You’ve got to build off it. You’ve got to have that same momentum. You’ve got to play that same way. You’ve got to play with that desperation. You’ve got to play with a sense of urgency.”
Texas opened up the game's scoring with Travis Morin's team-leading, 20th of the season on a rush down the slot with McNeill at 7:45 of the first. Texas carried the 1-0 lead into the second where the Griffins scored all four of their goals in the game to take the 4-2 lead.
Kyle Criscuolo at 2:58 and Matthew Ford at 4:11 made it a 2-1 advantage for the Griffins. Smith tallied his first of the game on a loose puck in front at 14:18 of the frame, but Ben Street responded 46 seconds later to regain the lead for Grand Rapids. Street also added a power play goal with just over three minutes to play in the second.
Dowling, McNeill and Jason Dickinson all tallied a pair of assists for the Stars in the win. Justin Peters stopped 19 of 23 shots in net for Texas while Eddie Pasquale stopped 17 of 22 in the loss.
Texas was held scoreless on four power play chances. Grand Rapids finished 1-for-3.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Dallas Stars Recall Four Players From Texas
Statement from the Stars website.
Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has recalled center Jason Dickinson, centerJustin Dowling, defenseman Julius Honka and right wingBrendan Ranford from the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
The Dallas Stars face the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Game 4 of the 2016 Western Conference Second Round at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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