Wolves win, learn their first-round playoff opponent

While the Wolves were defeating the Milwaukee Admirals 3-0 on Saturday night at Allstate Arena, Chicago learned its initial opponent for the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs.

The Wolves, who have been locked into second place in the Central Division, will face the Texas Stars in the Division Semifinals. The Stars decided their fate Saturday night when they topped the Rockford IceHogs 5-1 at home. That kept Texas in third place to set up a best-of-five showdown with the Wolves, who will begin their quest for a sixth league championship.

The Wolves finished 1-6-0-1 against the Stars during the regular season with Texas holding a 32-22 advantage in goals.

Felix Unger Sorum led the Wolves in scoring during the eight regular-season meetings with 12 points off two goals and 10 assists. Noel Gunler paced the Wolves with four goals.

Matthew Seminoff (four goals, six assists) and Harrison Scott (five goals) were the top producers for the Stars against the Wolves.