National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 3
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Dallas Stars 2
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Match Report

Martin Necas has 2 goals to lead the short-handed Avs past the Stars, 3-2

— Martin Necas scored two goals, including a 5-on-3 score, and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a home-and-home series.

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Team Stats

19
Blocked Shots
6
18
Hits
26
3
Takeaways
4
25
Shots
26
1
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
1
33.3
Power Play Percentage
100.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
20
Faceoffs Won
36
35.7
Faceoff Win Percent
64.3
21
Giveaways
12
5
Total Penalties
6
24
Penalty Minutes
18

Top Performers

COL

  • T.J. Hughes · ·
  • Nazem Kadri · ·
  • Parker Kelly · ·
  • Gabriel Landeskog · ·

DAL

  • Oskar Back · ·
  • Jamie Benn · ·
  • Colin Blackwell · ·
  • Radek Faksa · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:59 · 3rd Roope Hintz shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  4. 19:57 · 3rd Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  5. 19:57 · 3rd Puck in Benches
  6. 19:53 · 3rd Takeaway by Thomas Harley
  7. 19:41 · 3rd Thomas Harley shot blocked by Nazem Kadri
  8. 19:38 · 3rd Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon

Highlights

00:24 Artturi Lehkonen scores to give the Avs an early lead Watch on ESPN 00:38 Tyler Seguin scores the equalizer for Dallas Watch on ESPN 00:43 Martin Necas lights the lamp to put Colorado back in front Watch on ESPN 00:41 Martin Necas' 2nd goal of game doubles Avs' lead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

COL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Dallas Stars

  • Radek Faksa Out
  • Oskar Back Injured Reserve
  • Esa Lindell Injured Reserve
  • Sam Steel Out
  • Matt Duchene Injured Reserve

Colorado Avalanche

  • Nicolas Roy Out
  • Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve

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