Roope Hintz lifts Dallas Stars past Colorado Avalanche in shootout
Hintz scored in the fourth round of the shootout as Dallas won 3-2 in Denver, splitting its back-to-back set with Colorado.
Roope Hintz scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of a shootout on Wednesday, October 14, as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Denver. The win split the teams' back-to-back set after Colorado's 3-2 victory in Dallas the previous night.
The Stars had to win the shootout after Brock Nelson erased their third-period lead. Hintz beat Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood with a wrist shot, and Dallas goaltender Casey DeSmith then stopped Nelson to secure the result. DeSmith made 25 saves through regulation and overtime; Wedgewood made 20.
How Dallas and Colorado reached the shootout
Gabriel Landeskog scored for Colorado before Miro Heiskanen tied the game for Dallas at 15:03 of the second period. NHL.com reported that Mikko Rantanen assisted on Heiskanen's goal. Arttu Hyry then intercepted a play from Cale Makar and scored short-handed early in the third, putting Dallas ahead 2-1.
Nelson brought Colorado level later in the third period. NHL.com reported that Artturi Lehkonen assisted after the puck caromed off Dallas defenseman Thomas Harley. Hyry had a chance to end the game in overtime, but his attempt with a bouncing puck hit the post.
Colorado also had two apparent first-period goals disallowed, one after an offside challenge and another for a kicking motion. Those decisions kept the score closer before Landeskog's goal counted. DeSmith stopped three of Colorado's four shootout attempts, according to the Associated Press.
The rematch and what comes next
The previous night's game in Dallas ended 3-2 for Colorado. This rematch gave the Stars a win in Denver and left the clubs with one victory apiece from the two games. NHL.com listed Dallas at 3-3-1 and Colorado at 4-2-1 after Wednesday's result.
Stars forward Oskar Back left in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return. NHL.com reported that Avalanche forward Nicolas Roy missed the game with an upper-body injury. Makar played after missing the previous night's meeting for the birth of his twins; the Associated Press reported they were born Wednesday morning.
Dallas was scheduled to visit Chicago on Saturday, October 17. Colorado was scheduled to host Pittsburgh on Friday, October 16.
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Sources and context
- Roope Hintz scores in 4th round of shootout as Stars outlast Avalanche 3-2Associated Press, republished by Yahoo Sports
- Hintz wins it in shootout, Stars defeat AvalancheNHL.com (Ryan Boulding, Independent Correspondent)
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