(Credit: Andy Nietupski/Texas Stars)  After starting out the year shaky, Texas Stars netminder Remi Poirier has started to turn up the heat just in time as the Stars gear up for their late season playoff push. Facing their only Eastern Conference opponent of the year, Poirier came up big over the Cleveland Monsters, stopping 38 of their 39 shots on goal as the Stars took a 4-1 victory Friday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. “He’s been playing really well,” head coach Neil Graham said about Poirier. “We have a lot of hockey coming up, [and] we have two goalies that are both very capable.” Up by three with seven minutes left in regulation, Cleveland pulled goaltender Zach Sawchenko to salvage any pride that was left. Stuck defending in their own zone, Stars forward Cameron Hughes was called for tripping an opposing skater, drawing a two-minute minor for Texas.  Still with an empty net on the other side of the ice, the Monsters looked to pounce on the six-on-four powerpla...