National Hockey League

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Colorado Avalanche 4
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Dallas Stars 5
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Match Report

Stars take 3-1 series lead over Avalanche with 5-4 win

Radek Faksa had a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz scored the last of three power-play goals by Dallas and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Sunday night, taking a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.

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Team Stats

COL DAL
10
Blocked Shots
22
36
Hits
47
7
Takeaways
7
37
Shots
29
1
Power Play Goals
3
5
Power Play Opportunities
6
20.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
27
49.1
Faceoff Win Percent
50.9
12
Giveaways
17
7
Total Penalties
6
14
Penalty Minutes
12

Top Performers

COL

  • Pavel Francouz G GA 5 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Gabriel Landeskog LW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Nathan MacKinnon C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Tyson Jost C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

DAL

  • Anton Khudobin G GA 4 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Joe Pavelski C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Roope Hintz C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 1
  • Radek Faksa C BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0

Head to Head

DAL wins series 4-0

Injuries

Dallas Stars

  • Kyle Capobianco Out
  • Esa Lindell Injured Reserve
  • Radek Faksa Out
  • Oskar Back Injured Reserve
  • Matt Duchene Injured Reserve

Colorado Avalanche

  • Josh Manson Out
  • Logan O'Connor Day-To-Day
  • Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:56 4-5
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  2. Missed 19:35 3-5
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  3. Missed 17:30 3-5
    Cale Makar 3rd
  4. Missed 17:30 3-5
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  5. Goal 11:24 3-5
    Valeri Nichushkin 3rd
  6. Missed 11:06 2-5
    Valeri Nichushkin 3rd
  7. Missed 8:20 2-5
    Ian Cole 3rd
  8. Goal 8:02 2-5
    Denis Gurianov 3rd
  9. Goal 7:30 2-4
    Roope Hintz 3rd
  10. Missed 6:37 2-3
    Joe Pavelski 3rd
  11. Missed 6:31 2-3
    Alexander Radulov 3rd
  12. Penalty 5:32
    Tyson Jost 3rd
  13. Missed 3:41 2-3
    John Klingberg 3rd
  14. Missed 3:31 2-3
    Joe Pavelski 3rd
  15. Missed 2:56 2-3
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  16. Missed 2:16 2-3
    Tyson Jost 3rd
  17. Goal 19:34 2-3
    Cale Makar 2nd
  18. Penalty 19:23
    Jamie Oleksiak 2nd
  19. Penalty 19:23
    Blake Comeau 2nd
  20. Missed 17:29 1-3
    Jamie Benn 2nd
  21. Penalty 16:17
    Nathan MacKinnon 2nd
  22. Goal 13:24 1-3
    Valeri Nichushkin 2nd
  23. Missed 12:44 0-3
    Jason Dickinson 2nd
  24. Missed 12:00 0-3
    Radek Faksa 2nd
  25. Missed 11:06 0-3
    John Klingberg 2nd
  26. Penalty 10:32
    Kevin Connauton 2nd
  27. Missed 10:09 0-3
    Nathan MacKinnon 2nd
  28. Missed 5:13 0-3
    Mikko Rantanen 2nd
  29. Missed 5:09 0-3
    Mikko Rantanen 2nd
  30. Missed 3:41 0-3
    Radek Faksa 2nd
  31. Penalty 2:56
    Jamie Benn 2nd
  32. Penalty 2:28
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 2nd
  33. Missed 15:31 0-3
    Andre Burakovsky 1st
  34. Missed 13:34 0-3
    Nikita Zadorov 1st
  35. Missed 12:21 0-3
    Nazem Kadri 1st
  36. Penalty 11:17
    Jason Dickinson 1st
  37. Goal 10:45 0-3
    Jamie Benn 1st
  38. Penalty 9:41
    Nazem Kadri 1st
  39. Goal 8:33 0-2
    Radek Faksa 1st
  40. Penalty 6:48
    Nazem Kadri 1st
  41. Penalty 6:48
    Mattias Janmark 1st
  42. Penalty 6:48
    Vladislav Namestnikov 1st
  43. Goal 6:18 0-1
    John Klingberg 1st
  44. Missed 5:06 0-0
    Matt Nieto 1st
  45. Missed 4:07 0-0
    Valeri Nichushkin 1st
  46. Penalty 2:36
    Corey Perry 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 4-5
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:56 4-5
    Joe Pavelski 3rd
  4. Goal 19:56 4-5
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:52 3-5
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:52 3-5
    3rd
  7. Hit 19:48 3-5
    Valeri Nichushkin 3rd
  8. Blocked 19:46 3-5
    Samuel Girard 3rd
  9. Missed 19:35 3-5
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:43 3-5
    Joe Pavelski 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:43 3-5
    3rd
  12. Hit 18:32 3-5
    Tyson Jost 3rd
  13. Blocked 18:16 3-5
    Gabriel Landeskog 3rd
  14. Shot 18:10 3-5
    Mikko Rantanen 3rd
  15. Blocked 18:02 3-5
    Cale Makar 3rd
  16. Face Off 17:36 3-5
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  17. Stoppage 17:36 3-5
    3rd
  18. Face Off 17:30 3-5
    Radek Faksa 3rd
  19. Stoppage 17:30 3-5
    3rd
  20. Missed 17:30 3-5
    Cale Makar 3rd
  21. Missed 17:30 3-5
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  22. Shot 17:16 3-5
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  23. Blocked 17:08 3-5
    Nathan MacKinnon 3rd
  24. Hit 16:51 3-5
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  25. Face Off 16:38 3-5
    Nathan MacKinnon 3rd
  26. Stoppage 16:38 3-5
    3rd
  27. Hit 16:09 3-5
    Mattias Janmark 3rd
  28. Hit 15:46 3-5
    Denis Gurianov 3rd
  29. Hit 15:25 3-5
    Miro Heiskanen 3rd
  30. Blocked 15:07 3-5
    Cale Makar 3rd
  31. Shot 14:45 3-5
    Nathan MacKinnon 3rd
  32. Hit 14:29 3-5
    Jason Dickinson 3rd
  33. Takeaway 14:20 3-5
    Roope Hintz 3rd
  34. Face Off 13:57 3-5
    Roope Hintz 3rd
  35. Stoppage 13:57 3-5
    3rd
  36. Blocked 13:57 3-5
    Nathan MacKinnon 3rd
  37. Hit 13:34 3-5
    Gabriel Landeskog 3rd
  38. Face Off 13:26 3-5
    Gabriel Landeskog 3rd
  39. Stoppage 13:26 3-5
    3rd
  40. Face Off 13:19 3-5
    Gabriel Landeskog 3rd

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