The clinical Stoinis struck at a rate of 12 runs per over despite his team facing a required run rate of only eight runs per over at the beginning of the run chase thanks to a fairly tight bowling display that would have been near flawless were it for not a frequent flurry of wides.
Hobart were chasing the game from the outset of their batting innings thanks to an action packed couple of opening overs that didn't go their way.
Stars veteran Glenn Maxwell opened the bowling from around the wicket with his off-spin and picked up the first wicket when Mitch Owen pulled him out to deep midwicket in consecutive deliveries. Maxwell's long-time Stars teammate Hilton Cartwright put down a catching opportunity only to immediately make amends when the very next delivery came his way and he grabbed it on the run looking into the sun.
English marquee import Tom Curran needed only one delivery to make his presence felt when he dismissed compatriot Rehan Ahmed, who was bumped up the order to number three for a cameo that lasted only two deliveries as he was caught behind charging at Curran.
Ben McDermott was middling the ball immediately but the loss of three wickets within the first six overs forced him to rein in his attacking game.
The Stars' bowlers maintained the pressure throughout the first half of the innings, with the second through the sixth overs seeing no more than seven runs scored by Hobart as they struggled to find the boundary.
McDermott and number five Tim David worked their backsides off throughout a lengthy rebuild that was bereft of boundaries, putting on 83 runs in 61 deliveries that was accumulated almost exclusively in ones and twos, forcing both players to take an unscheduled drinks break during the 13th over with temperatures still in the low-30s.
The partnership was at 64 off 47 when the Hurricanes brought up their 100 and threatened to build a dangerous platform from which to launch, particularly when both batters were set with five overs remaining and seven wickets in hand.
Unfortunately for the defending champions, neither batter was able to capitalise on their hard work and fell within 12 balls of one another, after McDermott and veteran Matthew Wade added 20 runs during the Power Surge.
All of the toil was undone during that Surge when David was unable to accelerate, holing out to deep forward square leg - one of just two outfielders in play - looking for a first six. He would finish with a strike rate of only 100 after patiently and diligently setting the Hurricanes up for a very profitable finish.
No one Hobart batter was able to go on with it as they would collapse to lose five wickets for just 20 runs in the final three overs, two of them taken by Pakistani supremo Haris Rauf and another two by 41-year-old bleached blonde Peter Siddle.
The Stars' bowling was far from perfect, with all six bowlers used contributing to the hefty total of 16 wides, whilst there were a few too many comfortable short deliveries for McDermott, but for the most part there were some tidy lengths, excellent variations using the lack of pace on the pitch, and little offside width offered.
Against the very familiar faces of Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Billy Stanlake and Chris Jordan, Stars opener Tom Rogers was able to hit cleanly and confidently, getting the Stars through the powerplay unbeaten (0-33).
It was mystery Bangladesh spin bowler Rishad Hossain who brought Rogers' cameo to an end as he miscued a lofted drive to long-on in the sixth over, bringing Victorian rising star Campbell Kellaway out to the middle at number three.
Stars captain Stoinis rode his luck early with some streaky boundaries but his fortune allowed the Stars to get ahead of the required run rate at a time when wickets in separate overs from Rishad threatened to tilt things back in Hobart's favour.
Following two and a half almost faultless overs from Rishad, he fluffed his lengths under pressure from Stoinis, who sensed an opportunity to regain control, and he conceded three consecutive boundaries in a 19-run over that had the Stars sitting pretty at 2-89 after ten overs.
Needing only 70 runs from the final ten overs, Stoinis and Kellaway afforded themselves the luxury of not needing to step outside of their comfort zones, especially during the Power Surge when picking gaps with ground strokes was on the menu.
The 'master and apprentice'-like partnership was unbeaten on 101 as the Stars captained closed things out in style with his second six.