AHL Playoff Preview: Texas Stars at Abbotsford Canucks with Line Combinations 6/8/2025

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Game 6: Texas Stars at Abbotsford Canucks a

Venue: Abbotsford Centre
Date: Sunday, June 8
Time: 6:00 pm PDT
TV: FLO Sports

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Texas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars look to force a game seven tonight after winning game five 2-1 in overtime. They are now 8-2-3 in the playoffs, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game. Magnus Hellberg got the start in gave five stopping 30 of the 31 shots he faced.  Hellberg is posting a 2.21 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. Remi Poirier is posting a 2.19 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage, and a shutout.

Abbotsford Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks look to end the series tonight on home ice. They dropped to 11-4-2, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Arturs Silovs got the start in game five, stopping 23 of the 25 shots he faced. He is posting a 1.93 goals-against average, a .929 save percentage, and five shutouts. Nikita Tolopilo, in his lone game, allowed two goals on 23 shots.

Texas Stars Projected Lines

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

Capobianco-Krys 
Taylor-Karow
Looft-Petrovic

Hellberg
Poirier

Abbotsford Canucks Projected Lines

Di Giuseppe-Sasson-Karlsson 
Bains-Mueller-Klimovich 
Nielsen-Khaira-Smith 
Blais-Wouters-Kambeitz

Brisebois-Kudryavtsev
Wolanin-Mancini
Hirose-Woo

Silovs
Tolopilo

Players to Watch

Texas Stars

Cameron Hughes leads the team in points and assists with 19 points and 15 assists. Justin Hryckowian leads the team in goals with nine. Kyle Capobianco leads in plus/minus with a plus-ten.

Abbotsford Canucks

Linus Karlsson leads the team in points and goals with 17 points and nine goals. Arshdeep Bains leads in assists with 11. Kirill Kudryavtsev leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-11. 

Next Game

Game 7: Monday, June 9 at Abbotsford Centre (If Necessary)

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