Dallas Stars Edge Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Shootout

Late Goal and Shootout Seal Victory

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Ball Arena in Denver. Regulation and overtime ended 2-2, and Roope Hintz scored with a wrist shot in the fourth round of the shootout to decide it.

Regulation and Overtime Scoring Breakdown

The first period was scoreless. Colorado struck first at 4:55 of the second period, when Gabriel Landeskog tipped the puck in for his second goal of the season. Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski had the assists.

Dallas tied it 1-1 at 15:03 of the same 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 a 2-1 lead at 1:20 of the third period with his first goal of the season, an unassisted shorthanded backhand. Colorado tied it at 8:21 when Brock Nelson scored his third goal on a wrist shot, with Artturi Lehkonen and Kadri assisting.

Neither team scored in overtime. In the shootout, Jason Robertson scored for Dallas with a wrist shot and Kadri scored for Colorado with a backhand before Hintz's winner. Casey DeSmith then stopped Nelson.

Key Performers and Standings

Kadri had two assists in regulation for Colorado and also scored in the shootout. Nelson added a goal for the Avalanche. For Dallas, Heiskanen had a goal, Rantanen had an assist, and DeSmith made 25 saves.

The win moved Dallas to 3-3-1 with seven points. Colorado fell to 4-2-1 with nine points. A crowd of 18,107 attended.

Sources

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