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Recap: Colorado loses 3-2 in a shootout to Dallas

The Colorado Avalanche fell short in a hard-fought battle against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, losing 3-2 in a shootout after a chaotic game filled with officiating controversies. Two of Colorado’s early goals were overturned—one for an offside call and another after the puck was ruled to have been kicked into the net—leaving the first period scoreless despite a 9-7 shot advantage.

The Avalanche finally broke through in the second period when Gabe Landeskog deflected a shot past Casey DeSmith, but Dallas tied it late when Miro Heiskanen beat Scott Wedgewood with a clean breakaway. The Stars took the lead in the third on a shorthanded goal by Arttu Hyry, though Brock Nelson tied it before overtime.

In the shootout, Roope Hintz sealed the win for Dallas after Nathan MacKinnon missed, capping a frustrating night for Colorado despite earning a point in the back-to-back series.

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