The Stars called up Fredrik Karlstrom and placed him in his first NHL game Thursday and liked the results.
Karlstrom, 24, was a third-round pick of the Stars in 2016 and is in his first year in North America. He has 29 points (16 goals, 13 assists) in 65 games with the Texas Stars this season and was selected as a call up over players such as Riley Tufte, Riley Damiani and Ty Dellandrea.
"That kid was good," Bowness said, adding that the influx of young legs like Marián Studenič, Joel Kiviranta and Jacob Peterson added energy. "Marian was good, Kivi was good, those guys gave us speed and they helped our team [on Thursday]."
The Stars scratched Alexander Radulov and Denis Gurianov on Thursday, and Bowness said that's an option again Saturday against Seattle.
Karlstrom said he enjoyed the experience of stepping up to the NHL.
"The speed was a little bit faster, and the players are a little bit stronger, too," Karlstrom said. "Other than that, just being out there and playing was good."
Karlstrom had a drive to the net that ended up being an assist when Luke Glendening cleaned up the rebound. Karlstrom said he was just trying to play hard.
"I was trying to score myself, but it was a great play by him to follow it up," Karlstrom said. "Really good to get that rebound."