Bacon & Eggs (blackhawks)

With the 2-0 sweep of the Stars, the IceHogs advance to the 2nd round to battle their bitter interstate rival Wolves in a best-of-5 series starting on Thursday.

IceHogs Game Summary

Boxscore: Round 1, Game 2

Rockford IceHogs 1 Texas Stars 0

(Rockford wins the series 2-0)

Busdeker - Reichel - Teply Hardman - Slavin - Barratt Morrison - McLaughlin - Gicewicz Osipov - G Mitchell - Gabriel

Phillips - I Mitchell Kalynuk - Regula Stanton - Galvas

Soderblom Morris

1st Goal (1-0): McLaughlin (Phillips, I Mitchell) OT

SOG For/Against: 32/36 PP: 0-for-3 PK: 2-for-2

Highlights

IceHogs Notebook

* Lukas Reichel is at his best when he gets puck touches through his relentless forechecking and can show off his elusiveness where he's simply slippery to contain even in tight quarters.

* Ian Mitchell continued to show why he's the team's #1 defenseman as he's very good at 1-on-1 defense; he also doesn't chase pucks around in his end and will stay close to home to protect the net.

* Wyatt Kalynuk somehow has morphed from a dynamic puck mover and power play quarterback to a tough-as-nails physical defender with a persistently nasty mean streak.

* Jakub Galvas provides quick outlets to his D partner in order to relieve pressure on one side of their end and to open up passing lanes to clear the zone and start the rush.

* Notable scratches for Game 2 included Nicolas Beaudin and Andrei Altybarmakian (same as Game 1).

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Blackhawks Notebook

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Sources: Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, NBC Sports Chicago, The Athletic Chicago

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