Texas Storms Back to Win in San Diego
Published on March 23, 2024 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release
SAN DIEGO, California - The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, completed a four-game season series sweep over the San Diego Gulls with a 4-2 victory on Friday night at Pechanga Arena.
Christian Kyrou put the Stars in front first by scoring a power-play goal at 5:30 of the first period with a slap shot from the top of the right circle that sailed past the blocker of Tomas Suchanek. The Gulls tied the game at 9:26 when Andrew Agozzino tipped a one-timer from Trevor Carrick behind Remi Poirier.
In the second period, Nathan Gaucher put the Gulls in front 2-1 at 6:41 after he received a pass across the slot from Chase De Leo and beat Poirier from near the left circle. Fredrik Karlstrom then batted a puck out of the air on a power play at 16:23 to tie the game for the Stars, 2-2.
The third period saw Mavrik Bourque give the Stars a lead with 3:30 remaining in regulation when he snapped a shot past Suchanek from the left face-off dot on a rush. Bourque insured a 4-2 victory for Texas by scoring an empty-net goal in the final seconds of Friday's affair.
Earning the win in goal, Poirier improved to 16-13-4 on the season after making 27 saves on 29 shots in the contest. For the Gulls, Suchanek came down with the loss to fall to 12-7-3 on the season after allowing three goals on 32 shots.
The Stars head back to Palm Desert to take on the Coachella Valley Firebirds to close out their current five-game road trip on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. CT at Acrisure Arena.
American Hockey League Stories from March 23, 2024
- Firebirds Shock Stars Late in California - Texas Stars
- Hogs' Furious Comeback Falls Short in 4-3 Loss - Rockford IceHogs
- Islanders Edge Phantoms, 2-1 - Bridgeport Islanders
- Three-Goal Third Propels Iowa to 4-1 Win and Sweep of Chicago - Iowa Wild
- Bears Shut Door on Monsters in 5-0 Win - Hershey Bears
- Ads Earn Shoot-Out Win Over Henderson - Milwaukee Admirals
- Another Goal for Brooks Not Enough - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Henderson Fall Short in Shootout, 2-1, to Admirals - Henderson Silver Knights
- Will Bitten's Sweet Hat Trick Skills Lift T-Birds Over Crunch - Springfield Thunderbirds
- B-Sens Battle Hard, But Fall To Rocket On Consecutive Nights - Belleville Senators
- Skoog's OT Winner Beats Bruins 3-2 - Charlotte Checkers
- Cleveland Blanked 5-0 by Hershey - Cleveland Monsters
- P-Bruins Topped by Checkers in Overtime - Providence Bruins
- Wolves Dropped by Wild 4-1 - Chicago Wolves
- Crunch Downed by Thunderbirds, 6-4 - Syracuse Crunch
- Penguins Shut-Out on Star Wars Night by Comets - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Roadrunners Rally 3-1 Past San Jose - Tucson Roadrunners
- Barracuda Cool After Hot Start, Fall 3-1 to Roadrunners - San Jose Barracuda
- Wolf Pack Lose 5-1 in Toronto - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Comets Freeze Penguins, Win 3-0 - Utica Comets
- Moose Edge Abbotsford, 3-2 - Manitoba Moose
- Toronto Marlies Sign Forward Matthew Barbolini - Toronto Marlies
- Canucks Drop Game 1 against the Manitoba Moose, 3-2 - Abbotsford Canucks
- Blue Jackets Reassign Defenseman Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm to Monsters - Cleveland Monsters
- Monsters Announce Pair of Roster Moves - Cleveland Monsters
- Firebirds Clinch Spot in 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs - Coachella Valley Firebirds
- Wolf Pack Battle Marlies in Afternoon Affair - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Game Preview: Iowa Wild vs. Chicago Wolves - Iowa Wild
- Game Preview: Bears at Monsters, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Game #61: Tucson Roadrunners vs. San Jose Barracuda - Tucson Roadrunners
- Reign Win Over Wranglers in Overtime - Ontario Reign
- Condors Knock off Division Leaders in Round Five of the Shootout - Bakersfield Condors
- Gulls Downed, 4-2, by Stars - San Diego Gulls
- Wranglers Fall to Reign in OT - Calgary Wranglers
- Preview: IceHogs Ready to Face Griffins and Induct Steve Martinson into Ring of Honor - Rockford IceHogs
- Texas Storms Back to Win in San Diego - Texas Stars
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
