Opening their sixteenth year with style, the Texas Stars defeated the Henderson Silver Knights by a 4-3 final margin inside the friendly environs of the H-E-B Center. It was a penalty-filled affair both ways with 40 combined penalty minutes, all minors, granting 16 power plays. Despite the advantage count, each club only collected one power play goal.
"When you're not on a penalty kill, you're sitting for a bit, and if you're not on a power play, you're sitting for a bit," said head coach Neil Graham of how the penalties affected the flow of the game. "I give a lot of credit to the guys in the room for finding ways to understand their roles for today and do a real good job of staying ready.