Hintz Seals Shootout Win for Stars Over Avalanche

Turning Point

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The game was tied 2-2 after regulation and overtime, and Roope Hintz scored the deciding attempt in the fourth round.

Regulation Action

After a scoreless first period, Colorado went ahead at 4:55 of the second when Gabriel Landeskog scored his second goal of the season. The tip-in was assisted by Nazem Kadri and Sam Malinski.

Dallas tied it at 15:03. Miro Heiskanen scored his third goal of the season with a wrist shot, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley. The 1-1 tie held until 1:20 of the third period, when Arttu Hyry scored an unassisted shorthanded backhand to give Dallas its first lead.

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. Overtime was scoreless.

Shootout Decider

Jason Robertson scored for Dallas in the first round, and Kadri answered for Colorado in the second. Neither team scored in the third round. In the fourth round, Hintz scored with a wrist shot, and Casey DeSmith stopped Nelson to seal the 3-2 win for the visiting Stars.

Post-Game Standings

The win improves Dallas to 3-3-1 with 7 points. Colorado is 4-2-1 with 9 points. Attendance at Ball Arena was 18,107.

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

Sources

ESPN