CEDAR PARK, Texas – Andy Welinski opened the scoring two minutes into the game and rookie goaltender Kevin Boyle took care of the rest to lead the San Diego Gulls to a 4-0 win over the Texas Stars on Thursday in front of 6,538 fans in attendance.
Boyle made 22 saves in the shutout effort and also earned the first win in his AHL career. Landon Bow stopped 22 of 26 shots in the loss for Texas. With the win, the 
Gulls snapped a seven-game winless skid (0-5-1-1).
Texas (15-12-1-1) and San Diego (12-11-2-1) will face off again on New Year’s Eve at 7 p.m. at H-E-B Center to close out 2016.
Welinski’s one-time blast from the point beat a screened Bow to open up the scoring. Midway through period one, Plano, Texas native Stefan Noesen stuffed in his fourth of the season, and the Gulls skated into the break leading 2-0.
After a scoreless second, the Gulls added to their lead with a penalty shot goal from Jordan Samuels-Thomas on a wrist shot from the right circle at 10:39 of the third. Kalle Kossila snapped home the final goal of the night on a loose puck in front with just under six minutes to play.
Texas finished 0-for-3 on the power play. San Diego went 0-for-1. It was the Stars’ first shutout loss since April 8th of last season when they lost to the San Jose Barracuda, 3-0.
The Stars’ Brandon DeFazio saw his three-game point streak come to an end in the loss.
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