Hintz Decides as Stars Edge Avalanche 3-2 in Shootout

Deciding Moment in the Shootout

The deciding goal came in the fourth round of the shootout. Roope Hintz scored with a wrist shot, and Casey DeSmith then stopped Brock Nelson to give the visiting Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday at Ball Arena in Denver.

Regulation Action

The first period was scoreless. Gabriel Landeskog gave Colorado a 1-0 lead at 4:55 of the second period with a tip-in, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski.

Miro Heiskanen tied it 1-1 at 15:03 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 an unassisted shorthanded backhand.

Brock Nelson tied it 2-2 at 8:21 with a wrist shot, assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Kadri. Overtime was scoreless, sending the game to a shootout.

Shootout Details

Jason Robertson scored for Dallas in the first round. Kadri answered for Colorado in the second round. Neither team scored in the third round before Hintz's goal in the fourth.

Key Performances

Kadri had two assists for the Avalanche, and Nelson and Landeskog each scored. For the Stars, Heiskanen had one goal, Rantanen had one assist and DeSmith made 25 saves.

Attendance at Ball Arena was 18,107. Dallas moved to 3-3-1 with seven points, and Colorado fell to 4-2-1 with nine points.

Sources

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