Stars Soar Past Eagles in Front of Another Sellout Crowd
Published on January 27, 2023 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release
Texas Stars' Ben Gleason And Oskar Back Celebrate Win
(Texas Stars, Credit: Andy Nietupski)
CEDAR PARK, Texas - The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, defeated the Colorado Eagles 4-1 in front of a third consecutive sellout crowd of 6,778 fans Friday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
The Stars struck first when Mavrik Bourque tipped in a shot from the point by Ryan Shea with 57 seconds remaining in the opening frame. Carrying a 1-0 lead after one period in Cedar Park, Texas was outshooting Colorado 11-6.
The middle period saw Texas extend its lead to two when Ben Gleason fired a shot from the right point off a Colorado defender and into the goal at 6:16. Leading 2-0 after 40 minutes of play, the Stars outshot the Eagles 22-12.
Oskari Laaksonen put the Stars up by three 3:30 into the third period when he ripped a shot over Justus Annunen's glove from the top of the zone. The Eagles spoiled Matt Murray's shutout bid when Spencer Smallman snuck one past the Stars' goaltender with 8:31 to go. The Stars eventually skated away with a 4-1 victory after Riley Tufte buried an empty-net goal late. The win extended the Stars' point streak to six games and marked their 17th time earning a point in the last 18 showings.
Earning the win in goal, Murray stopped 24 of the 25 shots he saw to improve to 11-5-3 on the season. Annunen made 31 saves on 34 shots in the loss.
The Stars face-off against the Eagles again in the two-game series finale Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in Cedar Park.
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