The Stars, having won three of their last four road games and collecting points in each of their previous four outings, saw that streak come to an end Sunday night at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
Unable to generate enough offense, Texas fell behind early and never found the spark needed to keep pace, ultimately dropping a 5–1 decision to the Gulls.
The first period began with the Stars on the penalty kill just 30 seconds into the game after Kole Lind was whistled for tripping. Their special teams were tested again a little over three minutes later when Sean Chisholm took a kneeing penalty.