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In a significant NHL clash, the Colorado Avalanche secured a decisive 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, marking their third win against the Stars this season with a 3-0-0 record. The game, highlighted by the Avalanche's dominant performance, saw Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon contributing notably to the victory. Rantanen's goal, assisted by MacKinnon, was a key moment, showcasing their effective partnership. The Avalanche's win brings them within two points of the Stars, with a game in hand and a superior record in regulation wins (32-26), which serves as the tiebreaker. The match also featured a strong showing from goaltender Georgiev, who, after conceding a goal from the first shot, rebounded to stop the next 33 attempts by the Stars. This victory not only boosts the Avalanche's standing but also positions them favorably for potential playoff matchups, emphasizing the importance of home-ice advantage. The Avalanche are set to play Chicago next, while Dallas hosts Winnipeg on Thursday.
A 3-0 record against a team you could very well face in round one of the playoffs doesn't look bad at all, and may matter a lot when it comes to home-ice advantage come April. Georgiev, Fourth Line Lead Avalanche To Another Win Over Stars https://t.co/GbBMeG9L0c
NEW 📰 @MileHighSports Georgiev surrendered a goal on the first shot he faced before stopping the next 33. On the Avs' big win against Dallas, Georgiev's performance and their ability to take total control of the game before the third period. https://t.co/dsLZXF5laF
The Avs are now 3-0 against the Stars this season and have one more left against them this season. They are now 2 points out of first place #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
FINAL: Avs win 5-1, improve to 3-0-0 against Dallas this season. They trail the Stars by two points with a game in hand and a 32-26 advantage in RWs (the tiebreaker). Dallas hosts Winnipeg Thursday. Avs @ Chicago.
The Avalanche will move to 3-0 against the Stars this season. We’ll see if that makes the difference in the Central Division standings come April. One more game left between the teams.
Joe Pavelski heads to the box for hooking and the Avs are on their 2nd PP of the night. They are 1/1 so far #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Byram with a great play to help kill the penalty and clear the puck, he has been wonderful lately #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Winnipeg has won tonight so Dallas has fallen to 2nd and the Avs are fighting to pass the Stars. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/xOBdLKzCD4
2nd period impressions: All 3 Finnish skaters have a goal for the #Avs tonight. Keep the pressure up and play 60 minutes. Avs need to shut down the top of the slot, have left it wide open for Dallas all night long. Close it up and life is #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/P9eHK9aaG6
Georgiev severely outplayed Oettinger that period, something the Avalanche haven't gotten enough of this season. Scoring chances were 9-5 at even strength in favor of the Stars in period two. https://t.co/WFXQSJ0k0m
Good stick Lehky as he snaps a shot into a nearly open net after a pass from Drouin. Avs up 5-1 #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
That was one of the most beautiful goals after ~52 seconds of a power play being real bad as you're going to see. Rantanen to Drouin to Lehkonen, tic-tac-toe 5-1 #Avs
Look at that passing. Rantanen to Drouin to Lehkonen, and it's 5-1.
Avs will get their first chance on the PP tonight as Dallas takes a delay of game penalty #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Coglian with his second point of the night. He intercepts the pass in the neutral zone and runs the puck in himself to make it 3-1, Wagner gets his first point as an Avalanche (again) #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Nathan MacKinnon also remains on a heater, although that's more of an evergreen situation. Backhander up under the bar from in tight. This 2nd period was all Stars for about six minutes. It's now 4-1 #Avs
Aaaand MacKinnon makes it 4-1. Avs have a real chance to step on the Stars throats here, who played last night. Georgiev deserves a lot of credit so far, because the Stars were coming to start this period and he held them off.
Stars are dominating second period and then, boom, boom, it is 4-1 Avalanche.
Andrew Cogliano is on a heater. Just snapped one over Oettinger's shoulder. Goal and an assist for him tonight. 3-1 #Avs Seven points in his past 12 games for Cogliano.
Avs start the period killing part of a Byram penalty, there was a chance that Dallas has that the back door was left wide open ( has been an issue all season). #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Stop us if you've heard this one before. . . Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon combined on a goal for the @Avalanche. Catch the duo in action for the start of the second period on @hulu and @ESPNPlus. #NHLStats: https://t.co/HRiCZxGnzw https://t.co/fU8NiySS6N
36 shot attempts between the #Avs and Stars in 13.5 minutes (all 5v5) to start this game. Both of these teams are cooking.
That was some kind of tenacity from the #Avs top line. Bodies flying everywhere around the net, and Mikko Rantanen puts in the third or fourth chance during the scrum. 2-1 Avs Shots are 8-2 ... 8-1 since the Stars scored.
Rantanen from MacKinnon. 2-1 Avs We'll see if Dallas challenges this. Oettinger was jumped a couple times
A doubleheader on @ESPNPlus and @hulu begins with a clash between the @FlaPanthers and @BuffaloSabres and concludes with Nathan MacKinnon and the @Avalanche hosting the Central Division-leading @DallasStars. #NHLStats: https://t.co/4zXUrzr98W https://t.co/CYq4VL6Bi2