Stars edge Avalanche in shootout at Ball Arena

Robertson and Hintz seal the win

The Dallas Stars beat the host Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Ball Arena in Denver. Roope Hintz decided it in the fourth round with a wrist shot.

Jason Robertson also scored for Dallas in the shootout, in the first round. Colorado's Nazem Kadri scored in the second round, and Casey DeSmith stopped Brock Nelson after Hintz's goal to end it.

Period-by-period breakdown

The game was scoreless through the first period. Colorado took a 1-0 lead at 4:55 of the second when Gabriel Landeskog tipped in a shot, assisted by Kadri and Sam Malinski. Dallas tied it 1-1 at 15:03, with Miro Heiskanen scoring on 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. Nelson tied it 2-2 at 8:21 with a wrist shot, assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Kadri.

Neither team scored in overtime, sending the game to a shootout.

Stat lines and records

For the Stars, Heiskanen had one goal, Rantanen had one assist and DeSmith made 25 saves. For the Avalanche, Nelson and Landeskog each scored, Kadri had two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves. Attendance was 18,107.

Dallas moved to 3-3-1 with seven points, and Colorado fell to 4-2-1 with nine points.

Sources

ESPN