Stars 7, Avalanche 3

Colorado 1 0 2 — 3 Dallas 3 2 2 — 7

First Period: 1, Dallas, Robertson 36 (Pavelski, Hintz), 3:33. 2, Dallas, Heiskanen 9 (Benn), 10:09. 3, Colorado, Girard 5 (Newhook), 16:03. 4, Dallas, Pavelski 15 (Robertson, Hintz), 17:42.

Second Period: 5, Dallas, Marchment 10 (Seguin, Suter), 5:25. 6, Dallas, Faksa 8 (Lindell), 11:39.

Third Period: 7, Dallas, Johnston 15, 4:15. 8, Colorado, Cogliano 10 (O’Connor, Girard), 11:49. 9, Colorado, Rodrigues 12 (Girard, Newhook), 16:19 (pp). 10, Dallas, Robertson 37, 16:53 (en).

Shots on goal: Colorado 11-10-15: 36. Dallas 12-10-7: 29.

Power-play opportunities: Colorado 1 of 2. Dallas 0 of 3.

Goalies: Colorado, Kinkaid 1-0-0 (9 shots-8 saves), Colorado, Georgiev 26-13-4 (19-14). Dallas, Oettinger 26-8-10 (36-32).

A: 18,532 (18,532). T: 2:25.

Referees: Wes McCauley, Dan O’Rourke. Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Andrew Smith.