Rockford, Ill. – In his first professional game, Matheson Iacopelli scored his first professional goal and what proved to be the game-winner to boost the Rockford IceHogs to a 3-1 victory over the Texas Stars Friday night at the BMO Harris Bank Center.
Iacopelli found the back of the net off a pass from Michael Latta and Evan Mosey when his one-time drive beat Stars goaltender Justin Peters at the 9:21 mark in the third frame.
After Texas scored on a penalty shot from Caleb Herbert in the opening period, IceHogs forward Brandon Mashinter put the IceHogs on the board just 35 seconds into the middle frame on a man-advantage to tie the contest 1-1.
Rockford goalie Lars Johansson stopped each of Texas’ remaining 29 shots in the victory.
Captain Jake Dowell then tapped in a shorthanded empty-netter with 21.1 seconds remaining in the final period to boost the IceHogs to a two-goal advantage and secure a 3-1 win.
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