Unlike Game 2 where the Stars and Wolves went to OT on Mother Day, this time, it took all of 5 minutes for Jamie Benn to score his 8th goal of the Calder Cup Playoffs on a solo run to knock out the Wolves. And advance to the Western Conference Finals to play the Hamilton Bulldogs which gets underway on Friday Night.
From the Texas Stars Website: http://www.texasstarshockey.com/
From Chicago, Illinois: The Texas Stars defeated the Chicago Wolves 6-5 in OT on Tuesday Night in-front of 3,958 fans at the Allstate Arena in Game 7 of the West Division Final. Right Wing Jamie Benn beat Chicago Goalie Drew Maclntyre 4:57 into overtime, lifting the Stars to the Wolves and into the Western Conference Finals. Texas over-came a pair of two goal deficits and a one goal deficit with with 10:15 left in the 3rd period to defeat the Wolves in the 15th game Game 7 in AHL History to go into overtime. Defensemen Andrew Hutchinson and Maxime Fortunus each scored third period goals to complete the Texas comeback.
Fortunus finished with a goal and two assists. The Stars out-shot the Wolves 24-6 in the third period and overtime combined. Forward Travis Morin, Scott Mcculloch and Aaron Gagon also posted goals in the first Game 7 in Texas Stars history. Stars goalie Matt Climie made 24 stops in his first postseason win of the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs. Chicago Drew Maclntyre made 47 saves in the loss. The Stars begin the Western Conference Finals in Hamilton on Friday. Game 1 is scheduled for Friday, May 14 at 7:30 PM EDT.
The first period featured a pair of goals on both sides over a wild two minutes of play. Chicago opened the scoring with the first two goals of the night, starting the scoring with Spencer Machacek's sixth goal of the playoffs and a 1-0 Wolves lead. Machacek packed the puck from behind the Texas net off the skate of goalie Matt Climie, giving the Chicago lead at 3:22. Chicago added to its one minute later as Brett Sterling scored his fourth goal of the series at 4:22 for the 2-0 Wolves lead.
The Stars countered with a pair of goals in just 20 seconds, tying the game at 2-2. First, Landon Wilson was stuffed on a breakaway shot at 4:55, but Travis Morin swooped in and put the rebound in for his third goal of the postseason, trimming the Stars deficit to 2-1. The Stars tied the game 2-2 just 20 seconds later with another goal. Rookie Scott Mcculloch picked up a rebound off a Maxime Fortunus shot and scored the first Calder Cup Playoff Goal of his career at 5:15. The Wolves claimed the lead prior to the end of the opening frame. Machacek stole the puck from a Stars defensemen and raced in for a shorthanded breakaway. Machacek snapped a wrist shot five-hole at 18:09, giving the Wolves a 3-2 lead at the 1st intermission.
In the 2nd period, the Wolves doubled their lead just 2:16 into the middle frame. Joey Crabb sent a cross ice pass to the Stars crease, catching a streaking Tim Stapleton for the 4-2 Wolves Lead. Stapleton's fourth goal of the playoffs was also assisted by Matt Andersen. Texas countered midway through the 2nd period at 9:10. Defensemen Trevor Ludwig sprung center Aaron Gagon for a breakaway. Gagon cruised in on Chicago Goalie Drew Maclntyre, beating him five-hole for the 4-3 Wolves lead.
In the third period, the Stars clawed their way back into the game at 4:09 of the final frame. Defensemen Maxime Fortunus ripped open a one-timer past Chicago's Maclntyre, scoring his 2nd of the game to tie the game 4-4. Chicago answered back at 9:45 of the third period, regarding a 5-4 lead. Sterling played the puck to the Stars net and it bounced off a Texas Defender.
Center Jason Krog lifted a backhander off the cross-bar and into the Texas Net for his fifth goal of the playoffs, giving the Wolves a one goal lead with half a period to play. Texas tied the game once again, knotting the scoreboard at 5-5. Fortunus sent off the puck along the blue-line for Andrew Hutchinson in the Chicago Zone. Hutchinson blasted a one-timer past Wolves goalie Maclntyre, scoring his fourth goal of the playoffs and tying the game 5-5, forcing sudden-death OT.
In OT, the Stars out-shot the Wolves 9-2 and continually pressured the Chicago net. Jamie Benn won a battle along the left-wing wall in the Wolves zone. Benn snapped a shot from the bottom of the left wing circle that deflected off the pads of the goalie Drew Maclntyre and into the net at 4:57, giving Texas the 6-5 OT Win ousting the Chicago Wolves from the playoffs.
West Division Finals Update
Game 1: Texas Stars 4 Chicago Wolves 3 (OT)
Game 2: Texas Stars 3 Chicago Wolves 4 (2OT)
Game 3: Chicago Wolves 5 Texas Stars 3
Game 4: Chicago Wolves 2 Texas Stars 3
Game 5: Chicago Wolves 3 Texas Stars 5
Game 6: Texas Stars 0 Chicago Wolves 2
Game 7: Texas Stars 6 Chicago Wolves 5 (OT)
To purchase a Calder Cup playoff Package, which offers fans the same seat for all 16 possible playoff home games, fans may call 512-GO-STARS. To rent a suite for a home playoff game or book a group, those interested may call 512-GO-STARS. Ind. tickets can be purchased for playoff games at Cedar Park Center also can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1800-745-3000, visiting any Ticketmaster outlet or the Cedar Park Box office, or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/
Texas Stars Win Series 4-3, The Texas Stars will play the Hamilton Bulldogs in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Game Boxscore
Texas Stars 6 Chicago Wolves 5 (OT) (2-3, 1-1, 2-1, 1-0)
0-1 CHI: Spencer Machacek (Holzapfel) 3:22 1st
0-2 CHI: Brett Sterling (Vishnevskiy, Welch) 4:22 1st
1-2 TEX: Travis Morin (Wilson) 4:55 1st
2-2 TEX: Scott Mcculloch (Beaudoin, Fortunus) 5:15 1st
2-3 CHI: Spencer Machacek (Unassisted) 18:09 1st
2-4 CHI: Tim Stapleton (Crabb, Anderson) 2:16 2nd
3-4 TEX: Aaron Gagon (Ludwig, Stafford) 9:10 2nd
4-4 TEX: Maxime Fortunus (Sceviour, Benn) 4:09 3rd
4-5 CHI: Jason Krog (Sterling, Stewart) 9:45 3rd
5-5 TEX: Andrew Hutchinson (Fortunus, Benn) 13:50 3rd
6-5 TEX: Jamie Benn (Unassisted) 4:57 OT
Game Stats
SOG: TEX 53 CHI 29
PP: TEX 0/4 CHI 0/1
PIM: TEX 2 Minutes on 1 Penalty CHI 8 Minutes on 4 Penalties
Goalies: TEX Matt Climie 24 SVS on 29 Shots CHI Drew Maclntyre 47 SVS on 53 Shots
ATT: 3958
3rd Star: Maxime Fortunus (TEX)
2nd Star: Spencer Machacek (CHI)
1st Star: Jamie Benn (TEX)
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