Recap
Necas scores twice as Avalanche edge Stars 3-2 in Dallas
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. Colorado never trailed, and Martin Necas scored both second-period goals that turned a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 lead through two periods.
Artturi Lehkonen opened the scoring midway through the first period with his 4th goal of the season, with assists from Nathan MacKinnon and Josh Manson. Tyler Seguin answered on the power play with 54 seconds left in the first to tie it 1-1. Necas put Colorado ahead early in the second with his 3rd goal, assisted by MacKinnon and Nicolas Roy, then added his 4th of the season on the power play late in the period, with Gabriel Landeskog and Devon Toews drawing assists. Roope Hintz pulled the Stars within one early in the third with his 2nd goal, but the Avalanche held on.
Necas finished with 2 goals and was named the first star, while MacKinnon chipped in 2 assists. Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves on 26 shots to get the win for Colorado. Seguin and Miro Heiskanen each had 2 points for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger stopped 22 of 25 shots in the loss. The Avalanche moved to 4-2-0, while the Stars fell to 2-3-1.
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