Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Saturday, October 11, 2025 · Ball Arena

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5–4

Final/SO

SOG 22–39

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Game summary

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Stars 39-22.

Goals came from Thomas Harley, Martin Necas, Gavin Brindley, Nathan Bastian, Jason Robertson, Artturi Lehkonen, Wyatt Johnston and Nathan MacKinnon.

Jake Oettinger made 35 saves on 39 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 18 of 22.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
DAL	1	2	1	0	1	5	22
COL	0	2	2	0	0	4	39

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Thomas Harley (1)Mikko Rantanen (3), Nils Lundkvist (2)1–018:51 DAL

2nd period

Martin Necas (3)Nathan MacKinnon (3), Sam Malinski (1)1–103:54 COL
Gavin Brindley (1)Victor Olofsson (2)Lundkvist 1:06 into shift1–210:07 COL
Nathan Bastian (1)Esa Lindell (1), Miro Heiskanen (1)2–215:22 DAL
Jason Robertson (2)Thomas Harley (3), Ilya Lyubushkin (1)Burns 1:11 into shift3–218:25 DAL

3rd period

Artturi Lehkonen (2)Nathan MacKinnon (4), Martin Necas (2)3–300:34 COL
Wyatt Johnston (2)Unassisted4–301:58 DAL
Nathan MacKinnon (2)Martin Necas (3), Brent Burns (1)Harley 1:30 into shift4–410:46 COL · PPG

SO period

Mikko RantanenUnassisted5–400:00 DAL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:30

4–4 · 3rd 10:46 · MacKinnon. Harley was 1:30 into his shift when it went in.

GoalDAL on iceCOL on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 DAL

1st 18:51 · Harley

Nelson 0:36

Fresh legsNelson 0:36

1–1 COL

2nd 3:54 · Necas

Lindell 0:54

NormalLindell 0:54

1–2 COL

2nd 10:07 · Brindley

Long shift: Lundkvist 1:06

Long shiftLundkvist 1:06

2–2 DAL

2nd 15:22 · Bastian

Nelson 0:55

NormalNelson 0:55

3–2 DAL

2nd 18:25 · Robertson

Long shift: Burns 1:11

Long shiftBurns 1:11

3–3 COL

3rd 0:34 · Lehkonen

Blackwell 0:34

Fresh legsBlackwell 0:34

4–3 DAL

3rd 1:58 · Johnston

Toews 0:57

NormalToews 0:57

4–4 COL

3rd 10:46 · PP · MacKinnon

Stuck out there: Harley 1:30

Stuck out thereHarley 1:30

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

DALCOL

22Shots on goal39

53%Faceoff %47%

0/2Power play1/5

15Penalty minutes9

17Hits19

25Blocked shots8

22Giveaways15

3Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 08:19Lian Bichsel · hooking2 min
1st 11:40Josh Manson · high sticking2 min
1st 14:22Thomas Harley · cross checking2 min
2nd 00:15Mikko Rantanen · high sticking2 min
2nd 04:41Justin Hryckowian · fighting5 min
2nd 04:41Ross Colton · fighting5 min
2nd 11:13Cale Makar · tripping2 min
3rd 07:38Ilya Lyubushkin · high sticking double minor4 min

Season series

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters

55Thomas HarleyD	1	1	2	0	2	0	4	2	–	25:52
11Nathan BastianR	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	0	–	07:04
21Jason RobertsonL	1	0	1	+3	5	1	0	0	–	20:21
53Wyatt JohnstonC	1	0	1	+1	5	0	2	0	71	21:29
96Mikko RantanenR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2	–	21:15
4Miro HeiskanenD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	0	–	25:07
5Nils LundkvistD	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	–	17:09
23Esa LindellD	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	0	–	24:46
46Ilya LyubushkinD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	4	–	13:37
12Radek FaksaC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	75	13:21
15Colin BlackwellC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	33	11:40
18Sam SteelC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	50	14:49
22Mavrik BourqueC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	10:37
24Roope HintzC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	2	0	61	22:26
49Justin HryckowianC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	–	06:23
91Tyler SeguinC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	25	18:21
95Matt DucheneC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	3	0	25	16:46
6Lian BichselD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	2	–	14:49

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Casey DeSmithG		0	0	0	–	00:00
29Jake OettingerG	W	39	35	4	.897	65:00

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

29Nathan MacKinnonC	1	2	3	+2	4	2	0	0	53	25:01
88Martin NecasC	1	2	3	+2	3	0	0	0	50	23:11
54Gavin BrindleyC	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	06:25
62Artturi LehkonenL	1	0	1	+2	4	0	0	0	–	22:16
95Victor OlofssonL	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	–	13:45
70Sam MalinskiD	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	–	15:39
84Brent BurnsD	0	1	1	-2	3	0	1	0	–	20:35
11Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	47	24:01
13Valeri NichushkinR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	–	18:01
17Parker KellyC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	25	10:55
18Jack DruryC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	47	14:45
20Ross ColtonC	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	5	–	10:41
92Gabriel LandeskogL	0	0	0	-1	4	5	0	0	50	16:14
94Joel KivirantaL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100	09:23
7Devon ToewsD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	28:00
8Cale MakarD	0	0	0	+1	5	2	1	2	–	26:23
28Ilya SolovyovD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	–	09:34
42Josh MansonD	0	0	0	+2	2	2	2	2	–	16:11

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41Scott WedgewoodG	O	22	18	4	.818	65:00
50Trent MinerG		0	0	0	–	00:00