Stars Edge Avalanche 3-2 in Shootout at Ball Arena

Stars Rally, Then Win in a Shootout

The Dallas Stars came back from a 1-0 deficit and beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday at Ball Arena in Denver. Roope Hintz scored the deciding attempt in the fourth round. The win moved Dallas to 3-3-1 with seven points, while Colorado fell to 4-2-1 with nine points. Attendance was 18,107.

Even Scoring in Regulation

The first period ended scoreless. At 4:55 of the second period, Gabriel Landeskog opened the scoring for Colorado with a tip-in, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski. Miro Heiskanen tied it at 15:03 with a wrist shot, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley.

Arttu Hyry gave the Stars a 2-1 lead at 1:20 of the third period with an unassisted shorthanded backhand. Brock Nelson tied it 2-2 at 8:21 with a wrist shot, assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Kadri.

Decisive Shootout

Overtime was scoreless. Jason Robertson scored in the first round of the shootout for Dallas, and Kadri answered in the second round for Colorado. Neither team scored in the third round. In the fourth round, Hintz scored with a wrist shot and Casey DeSmith stopped Nelson.

Key Performances

Kadri had two assists for Colorado, while Nelson and Landeskog each scored a goal. For the Stars, Heiskanen scored once, Rantanen and Harley had an assist apiece, and DeSmith made 25 saves. Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves for Colorado.

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