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FRIDAY (11/6)

The Stars scored the opening goal for the ninth time in their first 12 games of the season. Jack Anderson flipped a pass to Dylan Hryckowian, who snuck behind the Chicago defense and ripped a wrist shot past the glove of Cayden Primeau just 1:12 into the contest.

Chicago struck early in the second frame three minutes in. Brandon Halverson denied a Ivan Ryabkin shot from a sharp angle, but the rebound sat just outside the crease and Ronan Seeley tied the game.

The Wolves went in front two minutes later on an three-on-one rush. Gabriel Seger fed Aleksi Heimosalmi below the left circle for the go-ahead marker.

Texas responded only 15 seconds later as Kyle Looft sped around the Wolves defense into a breakaway and tallied his second goal of the season.

The scoring continued four minutes later as the Stars took a 3-2 lead on Christian Fitzgerald’s first pro goal. Harrison Scott whipped a pass into the crease that deflected off Curtis McKenzie and onto the stick of Fitzgerald, who slid the puck into the back of the net.

Texas wasted no time extending their lead in the third as Matthew Seminoff lit the lamp 10 seconds into the frame. Seminoff picked off a pass behind the net, and backhanded a shot through Primeau for the fastest goal in any period for the Stars this season.

Chicago cut the Stars’ lead to 4-3 as Pierre-Olivier Joseph trailed an odd-man rush and wired a wrist shot past Halverson with 11 minutes left in the final frame.

The Wolves pulled Primeau for an extra attacker, but the Stars held them off the board to seal a 4-3 win.
 
Halverson made 19 saves in the victory, while Primeau allowed four goals on 30 shots in the loss.  

SATURDAY (11/7)

Texas had three power plays in the first period but couldn’t capitalize. Chicago took advantage while short-handed with two minutes left in the first frame when Texas had a miscommunication and Gabriel Seger fired a shot from the blue line into the open cage.

Chicago doubled their lead with six minutes left in the second frame. Viktor Neuchev fed Evan Vierling in the crease, and he stuffed the puck over the goal line.

The Wolves added a third goal four minutes later. Felix Unger Sorum won a puck battle in the neutral zone and snapped a shot from the top of the left circle. Juha Jaaska tipped it past Brandon Halverson to make it 3-0 after the second period.

Texas got on the board, courtesy of McKenzie, three minutes into the third period. McKenzie skated into a loose puck in the right circle and ripped a wrist shot off the pad of Zach Sawchenko, he slid home the rebound for his first goal of the season.

Chicago answered quickly as they hemmed the Stars into their defensive zone, and Neuchev found the puck in a maze of bodies to extend the Wolves lead to 4-1.

The Stars were awarded a five-minute power play with eight minutes to go. McKenzie scored his second of the game with seven minutes left in the third. The captain battled his way to a loose puck in the crease, powering it over the goal line for his first two-goal game since March 13, 2024.

Texas pulled Halverson for an extra attacker, but Josiah Slavin hit the empty net to seal the victory for Chicago.

Halverson made 21 saves in the loss, while Sawchenko allowed two goals on 29 shots in the win.

The Stars continue their four-game homestand Tuesday (11/10) and Wednesday (11/11) against the Manitoba Moose.

Manitoba currently sits in second place in the Central Division with a 10-4-0-0 record and 20 points. They are led by Danny Zhilkin who has 16 points in 14 games, followed by Noah Gregor who has 14 points in 12 games.

In the goaltending department, Domenic DiVincentiis and Thomas Milic have split the work load 50/50—each playing seven games this season. DiVincentiis is 4-3-0 with a 2.01 GAA while Milic is 6-1-0 with a 2.97 GAA.

The Moose won 7-4, and 4-3 in overtime at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

This weekend, the Stars will head to Tucson, Arizona to take on the Tucson Roadrunners. The Roadrunners currently sit atop the Pacific Division with a record of 9-2-2-0 and 20 points. They are 8-0-2-0 in their last 10 games.

They are led by veteran forward Cameron Hebig who has 13 points in 13 games. As for goaltending, Michael Hrabal and Jaxson Stauber have split the majority of the work with Hrabal playing seven games and Stauber six. Hrabal is 5-1-1 with a 1.87 GAA and Stauber is 4-1-1 with a 2.34 GAA.

Pick up your Angel Tree tags at the Texas Stars Foundation table behind Section 105 on the concourse at Tuesday and Wednesday's games!

Ring's Birthday is NEXT month—Saturday, December 12! To attend Ringo's pregame birthday party, you MUST be a member of Ringo's Rascals Kids Club!