Overview

• Jake Oettinger made 35 saves through overtime and stopped two more in the shootout, including Nathan MacKinnon’s final attempt.
• Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson converted in the tiebreaker, with Rantanen netting the deciding goal against Scott Wedgewood.
• Martin Nečas and MacKinnon each posted a goal and two assists for Colorado as the Avalanche outshot Dallas 39–22 and went 1-for-5 on the power play.
• Brent Burns logged his 1,500th NHL game, recorded an assist for his first point with Colorado, and extended his ironman streak to 928 consecutive games.
• Rookie Gavin Brindley scored his first NHL goal for a 2–1 Colorado lead, and the Avalanche later teased a Nordiques-style third jersey on X.