After going up 3-0 in the first period, the Stars capitulated entirely in the second and third. Cleveland earned two of their goals in the second period, giving Texas a 3-2 lead after forty minutes. An early goal in the third tied it and with five minutes left, a ricochet off the boards gave Cleveland the go-ahead goal. Two more empty net goals would set the final.
Justin Peters stopped 34 of 38.
Texas now needs a 10-2-1 record from here on out in order to make the playoffs.
Here's the release:
After erasing a three-goal deficit, it was a bad bounce off the boards that gave the Cleveland Monsters their go-ahead goal en route to a 6-3 win over the Texas Stars on Saturday night in front of 14,317 in attendance at Quicken Loans Arena.