Riley Barber He scored two goals to lift the visiting Texas Stars to a 4-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs in Game 2 of the Divisional Division Semifinal Series Sunday night.
After posting consecutive wins to open a best-of-five series, the Stars go home with three chances to shut out the IceHogs. The third game is set for Wednesday at Cedar Park.
Barber, who finished fourth in the AHL with 32 goals during the regular season, gave the Stars a 2-0 lead with his first goal 11:39 into the second period, then added a big insurance mark to make it 3-1 with 3:28 left in regulation.
Curtis Mackenzie And Tanner Kerro Cracked aim and help each other and Oscar Laksonen Recorded assists for Texas. Matt Murray (2-0) He stopped 26 of 27 shots in the win.
Joey Anderson He scored for Rockford for the second straight game. Arvid Soderblom (2-2) Made 25 saves.
Central Division Semi-Finals (Best of 5)
C1-Texas Stars vs. C5-Rockford IceHogs
Game 1 – Friday, April 28 – Texas 5, Rockford 3 | a summary
Game 2 – Sunday, April 30 – Texas 4, Rockford 1
Game Three – Wednesday, May 3 – Rockford, TX, 8:00 p.m
* Game Four – Friday, May 5 – Rockford TX, 8:00 p.m
* Game Five – Saturday, May 6 – Rockford TX, 8:00 p.m
* If needed…all times eastern