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Colorado Avalanche 5, Dallas Stars 4 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 5, Dallas Stars 4 (shootout). Shots on goal: COL 29, DAL 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 2-3 DAL; P2 COL 1-1 DAL; P3 COL 1-0 DAL; OT COL 0-0 DAL; shootout won by COL.

Scoring plays: P1 03:33 Cale Makar (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) to make it COL 1-0 DAL; P1 07:11 Miro Heiskanen (assists: Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston) to make it COL 1-1 DAL; P1 10:39 Wyatt Johnston (assists: Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson) to make it COL 1-2 DAL; P1 16:07 Justin Hryckowian (assists: Mavrik Bourque) to make it COL 1-3 DAL; P1 19:58 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Cale Makar) to make it COL 2-3 DAL; P2 01:52 Jamie Benn (assists: Justin Hryckowian, Mavrik Bourque) to make it COL 2-4 DAL; P2 08:06 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it COL 3-4 DAL; P3 19:45 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Martin Necas, Brock Nelson) to make it COL 4-4 DAL. Top skaters: Martin Necas (COL) 1 G, 3 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Miro Heiskanen (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Cale Makar (COL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 10 saves on 10, decision W; Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 7 saves on 11; Jake Oettinger (DAL) 25 saves on 29, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Martin Necas
1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 5 SOG · 26:55 TOI
Goals · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 27:21 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
10 saves on 10 shots (1.000) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 1 largest lead P1 3:33 (COL 1, DAL 0) · 2-0 run, P2 8:06–P3 19:45
DAL 2 largest lead P1 16:07 (COL 1, DAL 3) · 3-0 run, P1 7:11–P1 16:07
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:33 Cale Makar (Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) COL · Power play · snap shot · COL 1, DAL 0
  • P1 7:11 Miro Heiskanen (Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston) DAL · Power play · snap shot · COL 1, DAL 1
  • P1 10:39 Wyatt Johnston (Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson) DAL · snap shot · COL 1, DAL 2
  • P1 16:07 Justin Hryckowian (Mavrik Bourque) DAL · snap shot · COL 1, DAL 3
  • P1 19:58 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Cale Makar) COL · Power play · slap shot · COL 2, DAL 3
  • P2 1:52 Jamie Benn (Justin Hryckowian, Mavrik Bourque) DAL · snap shot · COL 2, DAL 4
  • P2 8:06 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · snap shot · COL 3, DAL 4
  • P3 19:45 Valeri Nichushkin (Martin Necas, Brock Nelson) COL · Power play · snap shot · COL 4, DAL 4

Linescore

123OT SO T
COL 2110 2 5
DAL 3100 0 4

Shots on goal: COL 29, DAL 21 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

Biggest Period

The Dallas Stars scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLDAL
29Shots on goal21
54Shot attempts57
31Faceoff wins27
24Hits19
11Blocked shots17
2Power-play goals1
2Takeaways8
15Giveaways14
6Penalty minutes10
81.0%Save %86.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
COL1197229
DAL1063221

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche4 G · 40 attempts
Nicolas Roy: saved (bat)Martin Necas: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (snap)Cale Makar: goal (snap)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (backhand)Brock Nelson: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (slap)Devon Toews: saved (slap)Gavin Brindley: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (slap)Martin Necas: goal (snap)Ross Colton: saved (snap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (snap)Gavin Brindley: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (slap)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Devon Toews: saved (slap)Brock Nelson: missed the netCale Makar: saved (slap)Brock Nelson: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: missed the netGavin Brindley: saved (tip-in)Joel Kiviranta: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: goal (snap)Brock Nelson: saved (snap)Devon Toews: saved (snap)
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 25Saved63% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net28% of attempts
Dallas Stars4 G · 37 attempts
Jason Robertson: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: goal (snap)Lian Bichsel: saved (snap)Nathan Bastian: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (snap)Esa Lindell: saved (tip-in)Wyatt Johnston: goal (snap)Matt Duchene: saved (tip-in)Justin Hryckowian: missed the netNils Lundkvist: saved (snap)Ilya Lyubushkin: saved (snap)Ilya Lyubushkin: missed the netWyatt Johnston: missed the netMavrik Bourque: missed the netJustin Hryckowian: goal (snap)Jamie Benn: goal (snap)Sam Steel: saved (wrist)Colin Blackwell: missed the netMavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Justin Hryckowian: saved (snap)Sam Steel: missed the netJamie Benn: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: missed the netMatt Duchene: saved (snap)Jamie Benn: missed the netThomas Harley: missed the netJustin Hryckowian: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (snap)Thomas Harley: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: missed the netMatt Duchene: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: missed the netJamie Benn: missed the netMiro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (deflected)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 17Saved46% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net43% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Martin Necas C 134+152026:55
Nathan MacKinnon C 123+120127:21
Cale Makar D 112-121227:46
Valeri Nichushkin R 101031119:15
Brock Nelson C 011020124:50
Gabriel Landeskog L 011+122122:54
Devon Toews D 000-251123:43
Brent Burns D 000010017:12
Sam Malinski D 000000017:12
Brett Kulak D 000001216:07
Josh Manson D 000012015:36
Ross Colton C 0000210013:46
Parker Kelly C 000-101112:46
Jack Drury C 000-101011:38
Joel Kiviranta L 000010010:54
Nicolas Roy C 000011008:46
Gavin Brindley C 000-121107:07
Zakhar Bardakov C 000-100006:09
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 1010100.0041:01
Mackenzie Blackwood — 71163.6421:47
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Miro Heiskanen D 112+120131:46
Wyatt Johnston C 112011024:14
Justin Hryckowian C 112+123120:22
Jason Robertson L 022030122:12
Mavrik Bourque C 022+110117:10
Jamie Benn L 101-123015:27
Esa Lindell D 000010325:48
Thomas Harley D 000-110323:36
Sam Steel C 000+112117:47
Matt Duchene C 000-130017:41
Nils Lundkvist D 000010215:46
Lian Bichsel D 000+111012:37
Adam Erne L 000002012:09
Roope Hintz C 000+112111:26
Oskar Bäck C 000+101110:53
Colin Blackwell C 000000010:37
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000+112210:20
Nathan Bastian R 000002008:16
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger O 252986.2464:36

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 1 – 1 DAL
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