Rosemont, IL - The Texas Stars Josh Melnick scored the fastest goal in team-history and the team's power play unit scored twice, but Texas was unable to overcome the Chicago Wolves high-powered offense in a 5-3 loss Wednesday night at Allstate Arena.
The Stars came out of the gate early when Melnick from the top of the right circle went stick-side on Wolves goalie Pyotr Kochetkov, caught post and found the back of the net just 8 seconds into the game, giving the Stars a very early 1-0 lead and setting the team-record for the fastest goal in franchise history. Justing Dowling had held the record of 16 seconds since April 17, 2015, against San Antonio. Will Merchant got an assist for the first…
