Stars Edge Avalanche 3-2 in Shootout at Ball Arena

Final Result

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Ball Arena in Denver. The win moved Dallas to 3-3-1, while Colorado fell to 4-2-1. The lead changed hands during regulation before the shootout settled it.

Regulation Play

The first period ended scoreless. At 4:55 of the second period, Gabriel Landeskog put the Avalanche ahead 1-0 with a tip-in, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski. Miro Heiskanen answered for Dallas at 15:03 with a wrist shot, set up by Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley.

Arttu Hyry gave Dallas 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.

Overtime and Shootout

Neither team scored in the five-minute overtime. In the shootout, Jason Robertson scored for Dallas in the first round and Kadri scored for Colorado in the second. No one scored in the third round. Roope Hintz scored in the fourth round, and Casey DeSmith stopped Nelson to give Dallas the win.

Statistical Summary

Kadri had two assists for Colorado, and Nelson and Landeskog scored. For Dallas, Heiskanen had one goal, and Rantanen and Harley each had one assist. DeSmith stopped 25 of 27 shots, and Scott Wedgewood stopped 20 of 22. Attendance was 18,107.

Sources

ESPN