Antonio Stranges extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, but the Stars could not overcome a two-goal first-period deficit, falling 2-1 to the visiting IceHogs in front of a sellout crowd.
“The final 40 definitely had a better identity to it. The issue for me is, even through that final 40, you're still giving up too many big ones,” Texas Stars head coach Neil Graham said. “It probably still had six to eight odd man rushes of serious threat. Whether it was breakaway, or we were two -on-one, it's something we got to get better at if we wanted to have the results shifted.