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Stars Power Past Admirals 4-3

March 19, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars (38-23-3-4, 83 Points) defeated the Milwaukee Admirals (35-25-1-6, 77 Points) 4-3 on Thursday night in front of 6,381 fans at Cedar Park Center. Stars center Aaron Gagnon, defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, and winger Francis Wathier each scored power-play goals to lift Texas to its fourth victory over the Admirals this season. Greg Rallo also scored as the Stars improved to 22-11-1-2 at home this year. Texas goalie Brent Krahn (13-2-0) stopped 26 of 29 Milwaukee shots in the win. Admirals goalie Chet Pickard (14-13-2) made 16 saves in the team's third loss against the Stars. Texas begins a seven-game road trip in Rockford on Saturday, March 20th at 7:05 PM.

Texas opened the scoring just 22 seconds into a power-play opportunity, taking an early 1-0 lead at 4:00 of the first period. Center Aaron Gagnon tipped in a shot from defenseman Maxime Fortunus, beating Admirals goalie Chet Pickard on the stickside. Dan Jancevksi also assisted the forward's team-leading 21st goal of the season. The Stars scored a second power-play goal at 13:45, increasing their lead to 2-0. Defenseman Andrew Hutchinson fired a shot from the right point past Pickard's glove, tallying his seventh goal of the year. Forward Travis Morin and defenseman Garrett Stafford each added an assist on the power-play goal. Milwaukee cut Texas' lead to 2-1 at 16:28, after winger Triston Grant found a loose puck in the Texas crease and lifted a shot past Stars goalie Brent Krahn.

In the second period, Texas extended its lead to 3-1 during a power play. Stars winger Francis Wathier recorded his 15th goal of the season after finding a rebound from Greg Rallo's shot in the Admirals crease. Aaron Gagnon also assisted the power-play goal which came at 15:59.

At 15:25 of the third period, Stars forward Greg Rallo muscled a shot from the high slot past Pickard, bringing Texas to 4-1 over the Admirals. Rallo's 19th goal of the year was unassisted. Milwaukee countered, scoring a pair of late goals just 1:22 apart. At 17:05, winger Andreas Thuresson received a backdoor feed from winger Hugh Jessiman in front of the net and beat Krahn, cutting Texas' lead in half at 4-2. At 18:27, Jessiman received a pass from Thuresson in front of the net and added the Admiral's third goal of the night for a 4-3 final score.

Texas will begin a 14-day and seven-game road trip in Rockford on Saturday, March 20th at 7:05 PM. The Stars travel to Peoria for a 3:00 PM game against the Rivermen on Sunday, March 21st. Texas return to Cedar Park on Friday, April 2nd to take on the San Antonio Rampage. The first 3,000 fans will receive a Texas Stars puck. Also on Friday, Cedar Park Center will provide $2.00 domestic drafts and $1.00 hot dogs. All games can be heard on the Stars flagship station ESPNAustin 104.9 FM "The Horn" or ESPNAustin 1530-AM.

Tickets for any of the Stars 40 regular season home games at Cedar Park Center are on sale, starting as low as $9.00 a seat. Individual game tickets may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, by going online at www.ticketmaster.com or by visiting any local Ticketmaster outlet.

Season ticket packages to see the Stars play their Inaugural season at the Cedar Park Center are on sale now, starting as low as $12.00 a seat. For more information on Texas Stars season tickets call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit www.TexasStarsHockey.com. Anyone interested in purchasing season tickets, suites, group tickets or mini-plans may call the Texas Stars front office.

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