Live-Blogging Professional Hockey: Texas Stars at Iowa Wild 02/08/2021

theAHL.com: Texas Stars at Iowa Wild

Game Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA 

Hello, and welcome to another edition of 'Live-Blogging Other Sports'. A few weeks ago, I live-blogged my first professional hockey game, as Florida Panthers take on Chicago Blackhawks. Well, this weekend the American Hockey League makes its opening weekend. They are also having a 'Freeview' for this weekend for their AHL.TV. 

American Hockey League is a minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League. And all of the teams in the AHL have an NHL affiliation.

In this game, it is the Dallas Stars affiliate Texas Stars, visiting Des Moines to take on the Iowa Wild (Minnesota Wild) for a 3-game stretch. This is the final of the three games and both teams have won a game against each other, to open the season.  Both teams were 4-3-0-1 against each other. 

It is the Texas Stars taking on Iowa Wild, coming up shortly. 

Announcer: Joe O'Donnell (Wild Play-by-Play)

Stars are in their road white uniforms, green pants. While Wild is in their home green jerseys, helmets, and pants. 

1st Period:
Stars are in the left side of the ice. While Wild is in the right side of the rink.
Stars will go with Colton Point in goal. While Dereck Baribeau is in goal for the Wild. 
20:00: Stars win the faceoff. 
19:33: Damini with a SOG for the Stars. 
18:26: Puck out of play. 
18:26: Stars win faceoff. 
16:28: PENALTY: Duhaime charged with 2-minute holding. 
16:24: Schneider with a SOG for the Stars. 
16:14: Scherba with a SOG for the Stars
14:51: GOAL: Tye Felhaber shoots a PPG for the Stars. TEX 1, IOWA 0
14:32: Icing called against Stars. 
13:21: Offsides against Stars. 
13:20: T.V. Timeout #1: TEX 1, IOWA 0

​12:04: Stars with an offside. 
11:58: Stars win a faceoff at the right circle of their zone. 
11:25: McLeod with a SOG for the Wild.
11:13: Giroux with a SOG for the Wild.
10:59: Markison with a SOG, for the Wild.
9:38: Louis with a SOG, for the Wild.
9:06: T.V. Timeout #2: TEX 1, IOWA 0

​9:06: Stars win faceoff, to the left circle of the Wild Zone.
8:56: Puck is out of play.
8:55: Wild wins faceoff, to the left circle of the Wild Zone.
8:45: Sokolov with SOG, for the Wild.
7:16: PENALTY: Slaker gets a 2-minute high-sticking call. Wild Power Play.
7:16: Wild wins faceoff, on the right circle of the Stars Zone.
6:31: Sokolov with a SOG, for the Wild.
5:37: Puck out of  play. :21 left on the Slaker Power Play.
5:16: Stars back on full strength.
5:08: GOAL: Gabriel Dumont with his 2nd goal of the 2021 Season. Sokolov with an assist. TEX 1, IOWA 1
4:19: T.V. Timeout #3: TEX 1, IOWA 1
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2:49: O' Rourke with a SOG, for the Wild. 
1:27: Sokolov with a SOG, for the Wild.
:58: An icing call against Wild.
:00: The End of 1st Period.

1st Intermission:
TEX 1, IOWA 1

1st Period Stats:
SOG: TEX 7, IOWA 8
PP: TEX 1/1, IOWA 0/1

Scoring: 5:09: Felhaber (TEX) PPG; Damini and Shea with the assist.
                   14:52: Dumont (IOWA) Dewar and Sokolov with the assist.

1st Intermission Thoughts:
Stars get their goal from a power play. While Wild got a goal, after failing to convert on the power play. 

AHL Scores:

NHL Scores:

2nd Period:
​20:00: Wild wins faceoff. Wild defending the left zone. While Stars are in the right zone. 
19:50: Duhaime with a SOG, for the Wild.
19:47: Wild wins faceoff, to the right circle of the Stars Zone.
19:28: Duhaime with a SOG, for the Wild.
18:29: Dumont with a SOG, for the Wild.
16:36: McLeod with a SOG, for the Wild.
16:33: Point freezes the puck.
16:31: Stars win a faceoff to the right circle of their zone.
16:16: Puck out of the play.
15:58: PENALTY: Connor Dewar commits a slashing penalty.  Stars are in the Power Play.
15:29: GOAL: Josh Melnick scored a PPG. The 2nd PPG for the Dallas Stars affiliate. TEX 2, IOWA 1
15:29: Stars win faceoff center ice.
14:00: Louis with a SOG, for the Stars. 
13:36: Wild with an icing call against them.
13:36: Wild wins faceoff left circle of their zone.
13:09: T.V. Timeout #4: TEX 2, IOWA 1

​11:55: Sokolov with a SOG, for the Wild. Point freezed the puck.
11:55: Stars win faceoff right circle of their zone.
9:27: Cecconi with a SOG, for the Stars. 
8:16: Tufte with a SOG, for the Stars. 
7:52: Barteaux with a SOG, for the Stars.
7:37: Wild commits an icing call. 
7:17: Baptiste with a SOG, for the Stars.
4:16: PENALTY: Atkinson gets called for a cross-checking penalty. Stars with a power play.
4:16: T.V. Timeout #5: TEX 2, IOWA 1

​4:14: Wild wins faceoff, right circle of their zone.
2:38: Baribeau freezes the puck. :22 left in the Atkinson cross-checking penalty. 
2:38: Stars win faceoff, left circle of the Wild Zone.
2:13: Wild back on full strength.
1:48: PENALTY: Thomas Harley called for a 2-minute kneeing penalty. Wild Power Play.
1:48: T.V. Timeout #6: TEX 2, IOWA 1

​1:48: Wild wins faceoff, right circle of Stars' Zone.
:50: Puck out of play. 1:02 left in the Harley kneeing penalty.
:13: O'Rourke with a SOG, for the Wild.
:12: Dumont with a SOG, for the Wild.
:12: Point freezes the puck.
:12: Wild wins faceoff blue line near Wild Bench.
:00: The End of 2nd Period. :12 left in the Harley 2-minute penalty. 

End of 2nd Period:
TEX 2, IOWA 1

2nd Period Stats:
SOG: TEX 16 (9 in 2nd Period), IOWA 15 (7 in 2nd)
PPG: TEX 2/3, IOWA 0/2

2nd Period Scoring: 
4:31: Melnick (TEX) Gleason with an assist.

2nd Period Stats:
Stars are doing great on the power play. For the Wild, they are not doing well on special teams. 

AHL Scores:

NHL Scores:

3rd Period:
​20:00: Wild wins faceoff guarding the right net. Stars will protect the left net. 
19:48: Stars back on full strength. 
19:47: Dumont with a SOG, for the Stars.
19:39: Felhaber with a SOG, for the Wild.
19:22: Belpedio with a SOG, for the Wild.
18:51: Boudrias with a SOG, for the Wild.
17:17: McLeod with a SOG, for the Wild.
16:54: Slaker with a wrist SOG, for the Stars. 
16:11: Puck went out of play.
​15:51: PENALTY: Adam Mascherin commits a 2-minute slashing. Wild Power Play.
15:08: Sokolov with a SOG, for the Wild.
14:22: Belpedio with a SOG, for the Wild.
14:17: Beckman with a SOG, for the Wild. Point freezes the puck.
14:00: Belpedio with a SOG, for the Wild. Pont freezes the puck. :09 left in the Mascherin slashing penalty. 
14:00: Wild wins faceoff. 
13:50: Stars are back in full strength.
13:46: Duhaime with a SOG, for the Wild.
12:01: GOAL: Dumont with his 2nd Goal of the night. TEX 2, DAL 2
11:39: PENALTY: Dumont with a holding penalty. Stars are in the Power Play. 
11:39: T. V. Timeout #7: TEX 2, DAL 2

​11:25: Harley with a SOG, for the Stars.
9:38: Wild back on full strength.
9:02: Puck out of play.
9:02: T.V. Timeout #8: TEX 2, DAL 2
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8:59: Baribeau freezes the puck.
8:47: Stars win faceoff, on the Wild Blue Line.
8:26: Beckman with a SOG, for the Wild.
7:55: Puck out of the play.
7:43: Schneider with a SOG, for the Stars.
6:51: Sheehy with a SOG, for the Wild. 
6:38: PENALTY: Boudrias with a hooking penalty. Stars Power Play.
5:11: Damiani with a SOG, for the Stars. Baribeau freezes the puck.
5:11: Wild wins faceoff, left circle in their zone.
4:43: Tufte with a SOG. 
4:38: Wild back on full strength.
4:15: Icing against Stars.
3:55: Atkinson with a SOG, for the Wild.
3:47: Sokolov with a SOG, for the Wild. 
3:24: PENALTY: Nick Moutrey with a 2-minute slashing. Wild Power Play.
3:24: T.V. Timeout #9: TEX 2, IOWA 2

​3:24: Wild wins faceoff, right circle of the Wild Zone.
2:19: Puck is out of play.
1:18: Stars are in full strength.
1:13: Moutrey with a SOG, for the Stars.
:53: Dumont denied for a hat trick by Point.
:28: Baptiste with a SOG, for the Stars.
:18: Puck out of the play.
:00: The End of Regulation. Each team gets a point in the standings.

End of Regulation:
TEX 2, IOWA 2

Overtime:
5:00: Stars are protecting the right net. While Wild are defending the left net. 
4:50: Belpido with a SOG, for the Wild.
3:59: Burton with a SOG, for the Wild.
3:37: Stars commit an icing call. 
2:44: WALK-OFF GOAL: Thomas Harley scored as he got the puck by Baribeau. TEX 3, IOWA 2

Final/OT: 
TEX 3, IOWA 2
TEX: (2-1-0-0, 4 points)
IOWA: 

Stars of the Game.
1. Gabriel Dumont (IOWA) 
2. Thomas Harley (TEX) 
3. Dereck Baribeau

Final Stats:
SOG: TEX 30, IOWA 32
PP: TEX 2/5, IOWA 0/4

Overtime Scoring: 
2:17: Harley (TEX) Scherbak and Melnick with the assists.

Final Thoughts:
Special Teams were the key in this game. Stars were 2/5 on the power play, while the Wild were 0/4 on the extra man advantage. 

Stars will host San Jose Barracudas on Saturday. While the Wild will host the Rockford Ice Hogs also on Saturday. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live-Blogging Other Sports'.  Thanks for visiting this page.
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