Texas Stars/Minor League Report

Monday, November 16, 2009-8:11:pm
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The Texas Stars went 2-0-2 over the past week, pushing their points streak to 11 games and taking over the AHL lead in points.  Here's our weekly update on the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League, the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL and other minor league notes.

The past week: Texas Stars

The Stars are 8-0-2-1 over their last 11 games now and are now 12-2-2 on the season. Their 28 points are tops in the AHL and they rank second in the league with a .778 points percentage.

Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
11/11 at Peoria Lost 5-4 (OT)
11/13 at Rockford Won 4-0
11/14 Chicago Lost 4-3 (OT)
11/15 at San Antonio Won 2-0

Both wins during the week - 4-0 at Rockford on Friday and 2-0 at  Sunday - came with Brent Krahn in goal.

Krahn, who has won eight games in a row and is 8-1-0 on the season, stopped 32 shots in the win over Rockford and 44 in the victory at San Antonio.

Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago at Cedar Park Center marked the first sellout in team history with 6,863 fans on hand.

Among the scorers for the Stars during the week were Warren Peters (four goals, one assist), Aaron Gagnon (four assists), Sergei Korostin (two goals), Colton Sceviour (one goal, one assist) and Ivan Vishnevskiy (one goal, one assist).

The Stars play four games over the next week, all of them on the road.

Texas Stars: Upcoming Schedule
Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Time
Wed 11/18 Texas Rockford 7:05 PM
Fri 11/20 Texas Grand Rapids 7:00 PM
Sat 11/21 Texas Rockford 7:05 PM
Sun 11/22 Texas Chicago 3:00 PM
West Division Standings (Through Monday November 16)
Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA HOME ROAD LAST TEN
Texas 18 12 2 2 2 28 0.778 52 31 7-1-1-1 5-1-1-1 7-0-2-1
Peoria 16 8 5 1 2 19 0.594 51 59 7-3-1-0 1-2-0-2 6-3-0-1
Houston 18 9 9 0 0 18 0.500 45 39 5-4-0-0 4-5-0-0 5-5-0-0
Rockford 19 8 9 1 1 18 0.474 51 53 5-2-0-0 3-7-1-1 3-6-0-1
Chicago 16 8 7 0 1 17 0.531 46 45 4-2-0-1 4-5-0-0 7-2-0-1
Milwaukee 15 6 6 1 2 15 0.500 41 46 3-2-0-1 3-4-1-1 4-4-1-1
San Antonio 17 6 8 2 1 15 0.441 46 55 3-5-1-0 3-3-1-1 1-7-1-1
Texas Stars Team Statistical Notes
  • The Stars lead the AHL with 28 points and their .778 points percentage ranks first in the Western Conference and second in the league.
  • The Stars lead the league with a 1.72 goals against average.
  • The Stars lead the league in penalty killing at 94.3 percent.
  • The Stars rank ninth in the league in scoring at 2.89 goals per game.
  • The Stars rank ninth in the league in power play percentage at 20.5.
  • The Stars have outscored their opponents 22-7 in second periods this season. They hold a 13-8 advantage in first periods and a 16-12 advantage in third periods.
  • The Stars rank ninth in the league with an average attendance of 4,947.
Texas Stars Individual Statistical Notes
  • G Brent Krahn leads the AHL in goals against average (1.23), save percentage (.964), is tied for the lead in shutouts (3) and is tied for second in wins (8).
  • G Matt Climie ranks eighth in goals against average (1.85) and sixth in save percentage (.938).
  • RW Sergei Korostin leads all AHL rookies with eight goals and is tied for eighth overall in the league in goal scoring.
  • Korostin is tied for the league lead with three game-winning goals.
  • RW Colton Sceviour is tied for third in the league with a plus-13 rating. 
  • Sceviour is tied for tenth in rookie scoring with 11 points (two goals, nine assists)
  • C Warren Peters has scored a goal in four straight games, longest current streak in the AHL
  • Aaron Gagnon had an eight-game points streak that ended November 13 at Rockford. During the streak, the longest in the AHL this season, Gagnon had three goals and six assists.
Transactions
  • D Trevor Ludwig assigned to Texas from Idaho of the ECHL (November 16)
Texas Stars Statistics
No. Player POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SHG GW SH S%
17 Perttu Lindgren C 18 5 8 13 9 2 0 0 1 23 0.217
11 Aaron Gagnon C 17 4 8 12 0 10 3 0 1 32 0.125
27 Greg Rallo C 17 9 2 11 3 4 3 0 2 33 0.273
7 Colton Sceviour RW 18 2 9 11 13 2 0 0 0 23 0.087
37 Brad Lukowich D 15 1 9 10 4 4 0 0 0 18 0.056
32 Sergei Korostin RW 18 8 1 9 5 25 1 0 3 31 0.258
25 Warren Peters C 15 5 4 9 2 10 2 0 1 27 0.185
29 Ivan Vishnevskiy D 18 4 5 9 -2 8 3 0 1 39 0.103
38 Francis Wathier LW 17 4 4 8 4 22 2 0 2 46 0.087
26 Mathieu Beaudoin RW 18 1 6 7 2 8 0 0 0 39 0.026
23 Travis Morin C 18 1 6 7 3 8 0 0 0 25 0.040
12 Scott McCulloch LW 9 2 4 6 4 11 0 0 1 10 0.200
5 Garrett Stafford D 18 2 4 6 5 4 1 0 0 33 0.061
4 Dan Jancevski D 17 0 4 4 9 22 0 0 0 18 0.000
22 Landon Wilson LW 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.200
19 Tyler Shelast RW 11 1 1 2 -5 2 0 0 0 3 0.333
18 Maxime Fortunus D 18 1 1 2 0 8 1 0 0 21 0.048
10 Andrew Hutchinson D 17 0 2 2 5 12 0 0 0 28 0.000
13 Raymond Sawada RW 6 0 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 4 0.000
9 Kevin DeVergilio C 8 0 1 1 -2 12 0 0 0 11 0.000
41 Brent Krahn G 9 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000
24 Trevor Ludwig D 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000
15 Michael Neal LW 3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
21 Chris Neiszner C 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 3 0.000
33 Matt Climie G 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
20 Matt Stephenson D 9 0 0 0 1 18 0 0 0 4 0.000
34 Luke Gazdic LW 11 0 0 0 -2 32 0 0 0 3 0.000
No. Goaltenders GP MINS W L SOL SO GA GAA SA SVS SV%
41 Brent Krahn 9 538 8 1 0 3 11 1.23 302 291 0.964
33 Matt Climie 9 551 4 3 2 2 17 1.85 275 258 0.938
ECHL Update
The Idaho Steelheads won all three of their games last week to improve to 11-2-1 on the season. The Steelheads lead the league in points in 23 and rank second in points percentage at .821.

Richard Bachman won both his starts last week, stopping 46 of 48 shots. In a 2-1 over Stockton, he made 26 saves in regulation and overtime, and then stopped three of four in the shootout.

Bachman is now 6-2-1 with a 2.28 goals against average and .906 save percentage. He is tied for first in the ECHL in wins and ranks third in goals against average.

Defenseman Trevor Ludwig had one goal, three assists and a plus-five rating in three games last week. He was called up to the Texas Stars on Monday.

ECHL Statistics
No. Player GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH SOG S%
28 Michael Neal 14 2 4 6 -2 15 0 0 15 0.133
13 Trevor Ludwig 11 2 4 6 +8 24 0 0 17 0.118
23 Guillaume Monast 13 0 0 0 +3 10 0 0 15 0.000
No. Goalie GP MIN W L OTL SO GA GAA SVS SV%
33 Richard Bachman 9 552 6 2 1 0 21 2.28 203 .906
Allen Americans Notes
The Allen Americans lost two of three games over the past week and are now 7-3-1 on the season, ranking third in the Southern Conference. The Americans play three games this week, including home games on Thursday and Saturday.