Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars Joel L'Esperance scored a power play goal and assisted on another while Frederik Karlstom potted his fourth in six games, but Texas was unable to overcome two Ivan Lodonia goals and fell 4-3 to the Chicago Wolves (Carolina Hurricanes affiliate) Friday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
Texas asserted their authority early in the game, hoping to set the tone that worked in Wednesday's victory. The Stars dominated the possession time over the first half of the first, having outshot the Wolves 6-1 midway through the frame before Chicago went on a pair of power plays that tested Stars netminder Matt Murray early.