CEDAR PARK, Texas — Stephen Johns cracked a wide grin as he walked down the tunnel toward the Texas Stars locker room.



“You know, I’ve never had a three-point night,” Johns offered unsolicited before turning the corner.



You had four points in the Texas Stars’ 5-3 win, Stephen.



“Yeah, that’s never happened either.”



After not playing a game in more than 22 months and battling post-traumatic headaches, just playing in the first game of his AHL conditioning stint Saturday would have been a success in itself for Johns.



But he did more than that and looked out of place. Stephen Johns doesn’t belong in the AHL; he’s an NHLer and he showed off why in a dominant performance against the Toronto Marlies.



Johns had a goal and three assists, two of them primary markers, and played 28 shifts for 20 minutes, 23 seconds of ice time as tracked by The Athletic — time on ice isn’t...