Denis Gurianov has proven that he is too good to be in the AHL, and he proved it again on Friday night, though the Texas Stars fell in the shootout to Iowa Wild 5-4.
After a recent reassignment from Dallas could’ve deflated the young Russian winger, he responded with a hat trick in the second period that took less than eleven minutes. All three goals came at even strength and were scored in a myriad of ways--deflection, one timer, and on the rush.