AHL Game Preview: Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins with Line Combinations 3/26/2025

Texas Stars (37-20-3-0, 77 pts) at Grand Rapids Griffins (32-22-4-2, 70 pts)

Venue: Van Andel Arena
Date: Wednesday, March 26
Time: 7:00 pm EDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Texas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars swept the weekend, beating the Chicago Wolves in both games and outscoring them 8-2. Texas also clinched a playoff spot over the weekend. They improved to 8-3-0-0, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. Kole Lind is on a three-game point streak and has goals in back-to-back games.

Grand Rapids Griffins News & Notes:

The Griffins were swept over the weekend in both games by the Rockford IceHogs and were outscored 6-2. They dropped to 4-4-0-1 in March, averaging 2.3 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game. Amadeus Lombardi has six points in his last six games with a goal and five assists.

Texas Stars Projected Lines

Blumel-Hyrckowian-McKenzie
Stranges-Hughes-Romano
Lind-Hyry-McDonald
Ertel-Becker-Seminoff

Capobianco-Krys
Looft-Petrovic
Karow-White

Hellberg
Poirier

Grand Rapids Griffins Projected Lines

Snively-Danielson-Hanas
Lombardi-Dries-Doucet
Gettinger-Becher-
Bantle-Seger-Johannes

Wallinder-Tuomisto
Knyzhov-Johansson
Buium-Rafferty
Finnie

Cossa
Bednar

Players To Watch:

Texas Stars

Matej Blumel leads the Stars in points and goals with 62 points and 35 goals. He has four goals and three assists in five meetings this season against Grand Rapids. Rookie Justin Hryckowian has 35 assists and leads the team, he has three goals and three assists against the Griffins this season. Kyle Capobianco leads the team in plus/minus with a +22. He has two assists against them this season.

Grand Rapids Griffins

Joe Snively leads the Griffins in points with 39 and is tied for the team lead in goals with 20. He has a goal and four assists against Texas this season. Sheldon Dries is tied with Snively for the team lead in goals. He has two goals in three games against the Stars. Nate Danielson is the active assists leader on the Griffins with 23, he’s scored a goal and added an assist this season against Texas. Josiah Didier is the active leader in plus/minus with a +11. He’s recorded one assist against Texas this season.

Next Game

Texas – March 28 at Cleveland Monsters
Grand Rapids – April 2 vs. Chicago Wolves

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