Arttu Hyry Scores Twice as Texas Stars Cruise to 4-2 Win Over Chicago Wolves

(Credit: Chicago Wolves)

The Texas Stars entered the penultimate month of the AHL regular season fourth place in the Central Division and winners of six in their last 10 games. With the clock toward the playoffs ticking down and a secure spot to the dance far from secured the Stars needed to make sure they started the stretch run with a bang.

Luckily for the Stars, Arttu Hyry lit the fuse that led to a 4-2 bang Saturday night at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. 

The Stars spotted Chicago an opening goal before scoring four unanswered goals, including two from Hyry, while Remi Poirier turned aside 28 shots to secure a crucial two points and pull even on points with the idle Manitoba Moose for third place in the Central Division.

The game started out on even terms as the Wolves and Stars exchanged high danger chances early in the first period. It looked as if Matthew Seminoff had put the Stars up first as he beat Wolves goaltender Cayden Primeau on the glove side, but the puck pinged off the crossbar and across the crease never crossing the goal line. 

The quick shot opened up a counter rush that ended with the opening goal coming off the stick of Nikita Pavlychev. 

It was a lead that would last approximately 10 minutes as Jack Becker was able to cash on a rebound after crashing the net to tie the game 1-1 at 13:58 of the first period. 

That set the table for Hyry. 

The Finn, fresh from a trip to Dallas, welcomed himself to the game with a beautiful shot to the far-side post to make it 2-1 at 16:20 of the first. Not satisfied with one goal, Hyry tipped a Cameron Hughes shot just 30 seconds after his first to make it 3-1 and put the Stars in control at the end of the first period. 

Seminoff would not be denied a goal a second time as he added his own snipe to make it 4-1 at 6:47 of the second period. 

Victor Neuchev would get one back for Chicago to make it 4-2 in the third period, but it was not enough for the Wolves to salvage any points in Game 1 of the weekend series.

The two will clash again Sunday afternoon at 3PM. 

Tonight’s lines
Hughes-Hyry-Seminoff
Shlaine-Scott-Lind
Stranges-Becker-McKenzie
Ertel-Chisholm-Martino

Taylor-Kolyachonok
J. Poirier-Krys
Bertucci-Karow

R. Poirier 

Injuries, scratches and notes
McDonald, Looft (scratch)
Wheatcroft, Hanas, Tuomaala (injury)

Tonight’s attendance was 8,919.

AHL Gamesheet - Texas at Chicago - March 7 2026