Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars scored four unanswered goals in the second period while netminder Matt Murray turned away 26-of-28 shots as Texas cruised to a 4-2 win over the division rival Grand Rapids Griffins in front of 6,264 in the opener of Hockey Fights Cancer weekend at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Friday night.
While there was a ton of action in a first period that saw the Griffins outshoot Texas 15-10, the frame ended up scoreless despite each team getting two chances apiece on the power play. Grand Rapids got most of the chances but Murray set the tone for the night making stop after stop, many from close range.