Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars used two first period goals and saw rookie netminder Matt Murray turn away 20-of 22 shots in his professional debut as Texas opened a crucial three-game series against the division-leading Chicago Wolves (Carolina Hurricanes affiliate) with a 3-2 win in front of 3,847 fans at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Wednesday night.
The sixth-place Stars came into Wednesday night's game trailing the Iowa Wild by a game in the standings while also riding a three-game losing streak -including the last two to Iowa - that saw the Stars fall out of the fifth-and-final playoff spot in the Central.