CEDAR PARK, Texas – Saturday night, the Texas Stars defeated the visiting Iowa Wild 3-2, completing their weekend sweep of the series.
The Stars got on the board early in the first period when Chase Wheatcroft received a pass from AHL assists leader Mavrik Bourque and put a snap shot past Iowa goaltender Jesper Wallstedt. Iowa’s Adem Beckman would tie the game 1-1 less than a minute later. Fredrik Karlstrom put the Stars back in the lead when he tipped in a pass from Matej Blumel, making it 2-1. The only goal in the second period came when Logan Stankoven added to his league leading points total when he scored his 24th goal of the season making it 3-1. In the third period, Iowa’s Nic Petan cut the Stars lead to 1 when he scored on a power play slapshot from the top of the circle. The Stars Remi Poirier secured the win with 24 saves on 26 shots.
Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Rick Crossman for highlights from the game.
