Colorado 4, Dallas 3
When: 9:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, John Grandt
Attendance:
13813
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Avalanche 4, Stars 3: Chuck Kobasew chipped a loose puck past Kari Lehtonen with 3:29 left in the third period as host Colorado snapped its four-game losing streak.
Mark Olver had a goal and two assists while Ryan O’Reilly and captain Gabriel Landeskog also scored for the Avalanche, who trailed 2-0 after one period and 3-2 after two. Kobasew also assisted on Olver’s goal for a two-point effort and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves for his first win in five starts.
Jaromir Jagr snapped a four-game point drought with a goal and two assists for Dallas, which has one win in its last six games (1-4-1). Ray Whitney and defenseman Trevor Daley also scored while Lehtonen stopped 30 shots.
Jagr and Daley established the Stars’ lead in the first period, but Olver got Colorado on the board 8:48 into the second, pouncing on a rebound off the end boards. Landeskog knotted the contest nearly five minutes later, collecting his own rebound for his second short-handed goal in as many games.
With just over four minutes left in the period, Whitney circled into the slot from behind the net and fired a backhand shot past a sprawling Varlamov to regain the lead for Dallas. O’Reilly scored on a rush at 6:20 of the third to tie the game at 3-3, beating Lehtonen with a wrist shot.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The initial shot that led to Kobasew’s winner struck Dallas D Stephane Robidas in the head. Robidas was helped off the ice while holding a towel over his left ear and did not return. … Landeskog extended his goal-scoring streak to four games. … Dallas LW Eric Nystrom fought Colorado D Jan Hejda shortly after Landeskog tied the game at 2-2. It was Hejda’s second NHL fight. … Dallas finished 0-for-6 on the power play. … The teams will face each other again in Dallas on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Colorado |
|
Jaromir Jagr 3 |
Points |
Chuck Kobasew 2 |
|
Jaromir Jagr 1 |
Goals |
Chuck Kobasew 1 |
|
Jaromir Jagr 2 |
Assists |
Chuck Kobasew 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Gabriel Landeskog 1 |
|
Kari Lehtonen .882 |
Save Percentage |
Semyon Varlamov .906 |
|
Kari Lehtonen 30 |
Saves |
Semyon Varlamov 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Dallas
|
32 |
3 |
0-6 |
2-2 |
11 |
29 |
| Colorado
|
34 |
4 |
0-2 |
6-6 |
19 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Colorado will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .389 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Stars have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .533 after a loss.
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