Dallas Stars Edge Colorado 3-2 in Shootout at Ball Arena

A Tightly Contested Battle

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday at Ball Arena in Denver after regulation and overtime ended 2-2. Roope Hintz scored the winning attempt in the fourth round.

Regulation Scoring

After a scoreless first period, Colorado went ahead at 4:55 of the second when Gabriel Landeskog scored his second goal of the season, tipping in a shot with assists to Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski.

Dallas tied it 1-1 at 15:03 of the period. Miro Heiskanen scored his third goal of the season with a wrist shot, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley.

Arttu Hyry gave Dallas its first lead of the game at 1:20 of the third period with an unassisted shorthanded backhand, his first goal of the season. Colorado answered at 8:21 when Brock Nelson scored his third goal of the season on a wrist shot, assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Kadri. Overtime was scoreless.

Shootout Decides Outcome

Jason Robertson scored first for Dallas in the shootout with a wrist shot. Kadri, who had two assists in regulation, answered for Colorado with a backhand in the second round. Neither team scored in the third round. Hintz then scored with a wrist shot, and Casey DeSmith stopped Nelson to finish it.

Final Standings

The win improves Dallas to 3-3-1 with seven points. Colorado is 4-2-1 with nine points. DeSmith made 25 saves for the Stars, and Scott Wedgewood made 20 for the Avalanche.

Sources

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