The Rockford IceHogs scored three goals in the third period to defeat the Texas Stars, 4-2, in the opener of their Western Conference quarterfinal series at Cedar Park Center on Friday night.
The IceHogs, the Chicago Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, had lost 10 consecutive playoff games dating back to their last win, a 5-1 victory at Chicago on May 9, 2008. Rockford was swept by Milwaukee in 2009 and Texas in 2010 before missing the playoffs each of the last four seasons.
Spencer Abbott opened the scoring with a power-play goal 6:23 into the first period.