Texas had its chances tonight but fell 5-2 in Grand Rapids, missing out on valuable points to keep themselves afloat in the division playoff race. The Stars went 0-for-6 on the power play, which is ranked #2 in the league overall. Philippe Desrosiers got the start and took the loss with 19 saves.
The Stars lost the advantage of games-in-hand against Rockford with the loss and will dip to 5th in the division heading back to Texas for the weekend.
Grand Rapids jumped out to the early lead as Texas took two penalties in quick succession in the first.