Barracuda Edge Stars in Cedar Park

Mar 8, 2024

CEDAR PARK, Texas – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, were defeated 2-1 by the San Jose Barracuda on Friday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.

 

After a scoreless opening period that saw Texas outshoot San Jose 18-5, the Barracuda scored the game’s first two goals 42 seconds apart at 12:10 and 12:52 of the middle period. Oskar Lindblom struck first for San Jose by tapping in a no-look pass from Tristen Robins to beat Remi Poirier near the top of the crease. Jordy Bellerive then made it 2-0 Barracuda by blasting a one-timer from the top of the left circle that fed out from the nearside dasher by Ozzy Weisblatt.

 

The third period saw Mavrik Bourque chip in a loose puck amid a net-front scramble to cut the Stars’ deficit to 2-1 with 12.9 remaining on the clock. However, the Barracuda hung on in the waning seconds for a 2-1 victory in Cedar Park.

 

Earning the win in goal, Romanov made 41 saves on 42 shots to improve to 7-8-6 on the campaign. For the Stars, Poirier came down with the loss to fall to 14-12-3 after making 29 stops on 31 shots.

 

The Stars take on the Barracuda again on Saturday to close out the two-game weekend series with another 7:00 p.m. face-off at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.

 

Photo Credit: Andy Nietupski / Texas Stars

 

Game Info	Shots	Goaltenders	3 Stars (Ubeo Business Services)
Boxscore	TEX: 42	W: Romanov (SJ)	1: Romanov (SJ)
Photo	SJ: 31	L: Poirier (TEX)	2: Lindblom (SJ)
Video			3: Poirier (TEX)