Texas skates by Avs

FRISCO, TEXAS — The Texas Tornado skated to a 10-4 win over the Alaska Avalanche in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday.

Alaska forward Kyle Pichler scored twice in the first six minutes to give the Avs the 2-0 lead, but Texas scored three times late in the first to take the advantage.

Two of those scores came during a 16-second span.

Jeremiah Dargis and Tyler Currier also scored for Alaska.

The contest is the first of a three-game series. Play continues tonight in Frisco at 4 p.m. AST.

The Avs are currently closing in on the tail end of an 11-game road trip. Alaska is 1-6 on the trip that still includes a two-game series at Topeka (Kan.).

Texas 10, Alaska 4

Thursday, Frisco, Texas

Alaska 2-1-1—4

Texas 3-2-5—10

First period — 1. Alaska- Pichler (unassisted) 2:20, 2. Alaska- Pichler (Currier, Skinner) 6:20, 3. Texas- Bengston (Bullis) 7:23, 4. Texas- Goodwin (Blazek) 7:39, 5. Texas- Fuller (Korostin, Puente) 18:19.

Second period — 6. Alaska- Dargis (Zierden, Young) pp 5:06, 7. Texas- Blazek (Goodwin, Puente) 9:25, 8. Texas- Kruse (O’Conner, Korostin) 17:31.

Third period — 9. Texas- Korostin (Hoffman, Fuller) 10:14, 10. Texas- Bengston (Bullis, Van Lare) 14:46, 11. Alaska- Currier (Engseth, Zierden) 16:35, 12. Texas- Blazek (Goodwin, Roadhouse) 17:35, 13. Texas- Tennyson (Bullis, Cifelli) 18:59, 14. Texas- Mitchell (unassisted) 19:35.

Shots on goal: Alaska 13-9-7—29, Texas 11-20-21—52; Saves: Alaska- Sidor 8-18-16—42, Texas- Callaghan 11-8-6—25; Power plays: Alaska 1-for-2, Texas 0-for-1; Penalties: Alaska 2-for-4, Texas 3-for-6.