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Avalanche vs Stars

Final/SO · Fri Mar 6 · 8:00 PM ET · American Airlines Center

Colorado AvalancheAvalanche42-10-9
5
Final/SOMar 6, 2026
Dallas StarsStars38-14-10
4
TVAltitude SportsStreamESPN+Victory+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
COL−122
DAL+102
Puck line
COL −1.5+190
DAL +1.5−230
Total O/U
Over 5.5−135
Under 5.5+114
  • Puck line: Stars +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 5.5 (9 goals).

Recap

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in a shootout at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Mar 6, 2026 to move to 42-10-9.

The Avalanche came back from 2 goals down, trailing 3-1 in the first period. The Avalanche have won 4 straight. The Avalanche scored 2 power-play goals.

Score by period

Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars, score by period
Team123OTSOT
COL211015
DAL310004

W: Wedgewood · L: Oettinger

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. COLGoal · 3:33Cale Makar Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (60), Martin Necas (46)1-0
  2. DALGoal · 7:11Miro Heiskanen Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (39), Wyatt Johnston (33)1-1
  3. DALGoal · 10:39Wyatt Johnston Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (44), Jason Robertson (40)1-2
  4. DALGoal · 16:07Justin Hryckowian Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Mavrik Bourque (14)1-3
  5. COLGoal · 19:58Nathan MacKinnon Goal (42) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (47), Cale Makar (47)2-3

Second Period

  1. DALGoal · 1:52Jamie Benn Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Hryckowian (12), Mavrik Bourque (15)2-4
  2. COLGoal · 8:06Martin Necas Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (61), Gabriel Landeskog (20)3-4

Third Period

  1. COLGoal · 19:45Valeri Nichushkin Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (48), Brock Nelson (23)4-4

Team stats

COLDAL
Shots
29
21
Power Play Goals
2
1
Faceoff Win Percent
53.4
46.6
Hits
24
19
Blocked Shots
11
17
Penalty Minutes
8
10

Top performers

Colorado AvalancheDallas Stars

Goals

Martin Necas1
Miro Heiskanen1

Assists

Martin Necas3
Mavrik Bourque2

Points

Martin Necas4
Miro Heiskanen2

Player stats

Avalanche · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zakhar Bardakov C000-16:0900000.00
Gavin Brindley C110-17:0700200.00
Ross Colton C0100013:460020100.00
Jack Drury C010-111:38000046.22
Parker Kelly C110-112:4600000.00
Joel Kiviranta LW000010:5400100.00
Gabriel Landeskog LW120122:54012069.20
Nathan MacKinnon C100127:21122070.00
Martin Necas C020126:5513500.00
Brock Nelson C100024:50012042.90
Valeri Nichushkin RW111019:1510300.00
Nicolas Roy C01008:46001028.60

Avalanche · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Brent Burns D000017:1200100.00
Brett Kulak D210016:0700000.02
Cale Makar D210-127:4611200.00
Sam Malinski D001017:1200000.00
Josh Manson D020015:3600100.02
Devon Toews D110-223:4300500.00

Avalanche · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Mackenzie Blackwood G4117.63621:470
Scott Wedgewood G010101.00041:010

Stars · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Oskar Back C110110:5300000.02
Nathan Bastian RW02008:1600000.02
Jamie Benn LW030-115:271020100.00
Colin Blackwell C000010:37000050.00
Mavrik Bourque C100117:100210100.02
Matt Duchene C000-117:41003047.10
Adam Erne LW020012:0900000.00
Roope Hintz C121111:26001050.00
Justin Hryckowian C131120:22112027.32
Wyatt Johnston C010024:14111046.20
Jason Robertson LW100022:1202300.00
Sam Steel C121117:4700100.02

Stars · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Lian Bichsel D011112:3700100.00
Thomas Harley D301-123:3600100.00
Miro Heiskanen D101131:4611200.00
Esa Lindell D302025:4800100.00
Nils Lundkvist D200015:4600100.00
Ilya Lyubushkin D220110:2000100.00

Stars · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jake Oettinger G42925.86264:360

Three stars

  1. Martin Necas (COL)
  2. Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
  3. Miro Heiskanen (DAL)

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