Stars win third straight
Published on December 1, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
Toby Petersen scored a goal and added two assists to go with Janos Vas' game winner as the Iowa Stars won their third straight game 3-2 over the Chicago Wolves Saturday night in Chicago. It was just the third loss of the season for the Wolves as the Stars evened the season series at a win apiece. The Stars return home to host the Manitoba Moose Tuesday night at 7:07 at Wells Fargo Arena.
For the second straight night, the Stars outplayed and outshot their opponent. The Stars finished the game with a 34-23 shots advantage as they battled back from deficits of 1-0 and 2-1. Junior Lessard put the Stars on the board in the second period with his seventh goal of the season. Petersen and Vas tallied their 13th and 10th goals of the season, respectively, in the third period. Vas' clinching goal came on the power play after the Stars had been held scoreless in their first nine power play opportunities. They finished one for 10 while Chicago was two of six.
Tobias Stephan stopped 21 Chicago shots to pick up his eighth win of the season and improve his career record to 2-4-0 versus the Wolves.
In the other net, the Stars defeated Wolves goaltender Fred Brathwaite for the first time in seven games as he stopped 31 of 34 shots.
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