Eagles Wrap Up Series Against the Stars
Mar 17, 2021
The Colorado Eagles will face off against the Texas Stars tonight for the final game of a four-game series in Cedar Park. It is the fourth game in six days on the road for the Eagles.
Colorado rallied from behind last night to beat Texas 5-4 in overtime, improving to 2-1 on the current road trip. Forward Jean-Luc Foudy scored the game-tying goal with 11 seconds remaining in regulation, while fellow forward Martin Kaut buried the game-winning goal in overtime to help secure the Eagles 5-4 win over Texas on Tuesday. Foudy netted two goals in the contest, as T.J. Tynan added three assists and defenseman Ian Scheid chipped in with a pair of helpers in the win. Ten different Colorado skaters notched at least one point on the scoresheet, as goaltender Adam Werner made 29 saves on 33 shots to collect his second straight victory in net.
The Stars scored four first-period goals against the Eagles on Tuesday. Adam Mascherin and Anthony Louis each had multi-goal games while Tomas Sholl made 21 saves and surrendered his second loss of the year and is 4-1-1 in six starts.
Eagles at Stars
H-E-B Center - Cedar Park, Texas
Roster Report
Jayson Megna, Logan O’Connor, Kiefer Sherwood, Dan Renouf, Greg Pateryn, Jacob MacDonald, Conor Timmins, Kyle Burroughs, Peyton Jones, and Hunter Miska are all currently recalled by the Colorado Avalanche.
The Avalanche reassigned forward Dennis Gilbert to the Eagles Tuesday. Gilbert made his Eagles debut on Tuesday after playing 3 games this season with the Avalanche. Gilbert is returning after recovering from an upper body injury. Forward Mike Vecchione is currently out after sustaining a lower body injury last weekend against the Stars. Forward Nick Henry and goaltender Kevin Carr were recalled from the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies on Monday.
By the Numbers
Wednesday’s matchup is the seventh matchup between the clubs since the Eagles joined the American Hockey League in 2018. Colorado has a 4-2 record against Texas. It is the fourth of eight times the teams will face-off this season.
Colorado - Texas Connections
Eagles forward Sheldon Dries played 92 games for the Texas Stars during the 2017-18 season. Dries signed an AHL contract with the Stars on May 10, 2017 after a four-year career with Western Michigan University.
