AHL Playoff Preview: Texas Stars at Abbotsford Canucks with Line Combinations 5/31/2025

Game 2: Texas Stars at Abbotsford Canucks

Venue Abbotsford Centre
Date: Saturday, May 31
Time: 7:00 pm PDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Texas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars look to tie the series up before heading home. They are now 6-1-2, averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game. Remi Poirier got the start in game one stopping 43 of the 46 shots he faced. He is posting a 2.01 goals-against average, a .928 save percentage, and a shutout. Magnus Hellberg is posting a 2.85 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage.

Abbotsford Canucks News & Notes

The Canucks took game one with a 3-2 overtime win, now they look to take a 2-0 series lead before heading out on the road. They are to 9-3-1, averaging three goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Arturs Silovs got the start in game one stopping 36 of the 38 shots he faced. He is posting a 1.74 goals-against average, a .937 save percentage, and four shutouts. Nikita Tolopilo in his lone game allowed two goals on 23 shots.

Texas Stars Projected Lines

Hughes-Hryckowian-Lind
Blümel-Hyry-McKenzie
Pettersen-Becker-Stranges
Seminoff-Scott-Romano

Capobianco-Krys
Taylor-Karow
Looft-White

Poirier
Hellberg

Abbotsford Canucks Projected Lines

Bains-Mueller-Karlsson 
Nielsen-Sasson-Lekkerimaki
Blais-Khaira-Smith 
Glover-Wouters-Di Giuseppe

Brisebois-McWard
Wolanin-Woo 
Kudryavtsev-Mancini

Silovs
Tolopilo

Players To Watch:

Texas Stars

Justin Hryckowian leads the team in points and assists with 15 points and seven goals. Kole Lind also has seven goals for the Stars. Cameron Hughes leads the team in assists with 12. Kyle Capobianco leads in plus/minus with a plus-nine.

Abbotsford Canucks

Linus Karlsson leads the team in points and goals with 12 points and seven goals. Sammy Blais and Arshdeep Bains lead in assists with eight apiece. Kirill Kudryavtsev leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-eight. 

Next Game

Game 3: Monday, June 2 at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park

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