Coming off a rough road trip, the Stars got a fantastic effort from their rookie goaltender Landon Bow and offensive contributions from the bottom six to collect two points against the defending champions tonight in Cedar Park.
"It was a long road trip," said Sheldon Dries, who scored the game-winner. "Coming off that last game, we knew we had to build. Once we settled in, we played a strong game."
Texas did face an early challenge as they were being drastically outshot and outchanced. Midway through the first, the Griffins were outshooting Texas 12-2. Contributing to the imbalance was a 5-on-3 power play for the Griffins that spanned 71 seconds but came up empty for the visitors.