The Avalanche struck first through Artturi Lehkonen, but Tyler Seguin’s late power-play goal pulled the Stars even at 1-1 after an eventful opening period.
Martin Necas scored two goals and Mackenzie Blackwood turned aside 24 shots to guide the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Artturi Lehkonen opened the scoring for Colorado, while Nathan MacKinnon contributed two assists and fought Roope Hintz in a physical contest that gave Colorado a Game 1 win.
Dallas stayed competitive through a power-play goal from Tyler Seguin and a third-period tally from Hintz. Despite losing superstar defenseman Cale Makar, who stayed in Denver awaiting the birth of twins, Colorado withstood Dallas pulling goaltender Jake Oettinger late to protect their lead.
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