Necas scores twice as Avalanche beat Stars 3-2
Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves in Colorado’s road win.
What's newNathan MacKinnon and Roope Hintz received fighting majors at 6:46 of the second period.
Martin Necas scored both of Colorado's second-period goals as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Necas broke a 1-1 tie at 3:05 of the second after exchanging passes with Nathan MacKinnon. MacKinnon and Roope Hintz then fought at 6:46, with each receiving a five-minute major. Necas extended Colorado's lead during a five-on-three power play at 16:14, converting after Gabriel Landeskog directed a rebound to him.
Artturi Lehkonen had opened the scoring at 11:32 of the first period. Tyler Seguin tied the game with a power-play goal at 19:06, when his attempted pass went in off Lehkonen's skate.
Roope Hintz brought Dallas within one at 3:17 of the third, but the Stars could not tie it. Seguin finished with a goal and an assist, and Miro Heiskanen had two assists.
MacKinnon contributed two assists for Colorado, which improved to 4-2-0. Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves on 26 shots. Jake Oettinger stopped 22 of 25 for Dallas, which fell to 2-3-1.
