NHL Network to Air Texas Stars at Chicago Wolves Feb. 21

The AHL announced on its website that the Texas Stars at Chicago Wolves matchup was a featured national broadcast on NHL Network during the league’s weekend window; the game, played at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, ended with Chicago edging Texas 5-4. Texas’ team report called it “an offensive-filled contest” on Saturday night, and official boxscore material shows Chicago outshot Texas 30-24, with Primeau credited with the win and Poirier the loss.

Texas struck first eight minutes into the opening period when Matthew Seminoff intercepted a Chicago clearing attempt along the right wall and fed a shot that Cameron Hughes redirected into the net for an early lead. Four minutes later Texas extended the advantage on a tic-tac-toe sequence: Sean Chisholm won a puck battle behind the Wolves’ net, found Justin Ertel in the left circle, and Ertel threaded a pass to Jack Becker in the crease for Becker’s 10th goal of the season.

Chicago’s rally is documented in the Wolves’ YouTube highlights transcript, which credits Noah Phelps with his first goal with the Wolves and includes a broadcast fragment that described a late push producing a 5-4 lead. The highlights also contain a play-by-play fragment that identifies a tying rebound and several contested sequences in front of the net, underscoring how the game swung back-and-forth in the third period. The official three-star list in Texas’ boxscore table names Philp first star, Unger Sorum second star and Seeley third star, all representing Chicago and sponsored by Ubeo Business Services.

Individual milestones and tallies from the combined sources include Becker’s 10th goal of the season and a Hughes strike that the Wolves’ highlights call “his 12th goal of the year.” Shots and goaltender decisions are listed in the boxscore table supplied with the team materials: TEX 24, CHI 30; W: Primeau (CHI); L: Poirier (TEX). The Wolves’ video package was posted by the Chicago Wolves channel under the title “Texas Stars at Chicago Wolves | Game Highlights | February 21, 2026” and was uploaded Feb. 22, 2026.

National windows on NHL Network give AHL players and affiliates heightened exposure, and this telecast put development talent tied to the NHL’s Dallas Stars front and center. With 97.1 percent of readers tending to consume without sharing, the combination of national broadcast, names such as Cameron Hughes and Jack Becker, and game-winning narratives like Noah Phelps’ first Wolves goal presents a clear opportunity to broaden the AHL’s audience beyond local markets.

The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, will return home to face the San Diego Gulls on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park; for information call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277). Photo credit on the TexasStars release is Ross Dettman, Chicago Wolves.