Stars Edge Avalanche 3-2 in Shootout at Ball Arena

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Ball Arena, with Roope Hintz scoring the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout. The visiting Stars improved to 3-3-1, while the Avalanche fell to 4-2-1. Attendance in Denver was 18,107.

Early Stalemate and Third-Period Swing

The first period ended scoreless. Gabriel Landeskog broke the deadlock for Colorado at 4:55 of the second period with his second goal of the season, a tip-in assisted by Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski. Miro Heiskanen tied it 1-1 at 15:03 with a wrist shot, his third goal of the season, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley.

Arttu Hyry gave the Stars a 2-1 lead at 1:20 of the third period with his first goal of the season, an unassisted shorthanded backhand. Brock Nelson tied it for Colorado at 8:21 with his third goal of the season, a wrist shot assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Kadri. Neither team scored in overtime.

Shootout Decider

Jason Robertson scored for Dallas in the first round of the shootout, and Kadri scored for Colorado in the second. Both teams were held off in the third round. In the fourth round, Hintz scored with a wrist shot and Casey DeSmith stopped Nelson.

Kadri finished with two assists for Colorado. For the Stars, Heiskanen had one goal and Rantanen one assist, and DeSmith made 25 saves. Dallas has seven points and Colorado nine.

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