(Credit: Grand Rapids Griffins) The Stars found themselves in an early hole Sunday afternoon as Grand Rapids jumped out to a 2-0 lead in front of 10,834 fans at Van Andel Arena. That lead would be all the home side needed in a 5-0 victory over the visiting Texas Stars. The afternoon marked two milestones for Texas. Captain Curtis McKenzie skated in his 700th professional game, and Arttu Hyry returned to the lineup for the first time since an upper-body injury in late December. Texas struggled out of the gate, surrendering the first seven shots before a turnover at the defensive blue line proved costly. Griffins captain Dominik Shine stripped Kyle Looft and beat Arno Tiefensee to take a 1-0 lead. Grand Rapids kept pressing and earned the first power play of the afternoon. With just four seconds left in a Cameron Hughes hooking minor, Gabriel Seger extended the lead to two. The Stars went into the first intermission down 2-0 and being outshot 13-7. Texas steadied itself in the secon...
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