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Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas StarsMar 6, 2026

Final / SO· American Airlines Center
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COL
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DAL
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Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
COL211015COL1197229
DAL310004DAL1063221
COL 58DAL 49
COL 3.33DAL 4.33
PP goals
COL 2DAL 1
Hits
COL 24DAL 19
Blocks
COL 11DAL 17
PIM
COL 6DAL 10
COL 53%DAL 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Colorado Avalanche edge Dallas Stars 5–4 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 5–4 in a shootout at DAL. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

  1. Points
    Martin Necas had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 26:55.Necas
  2. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 27:21.MacKinnon
  3. Points
    Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:46.Makar
  4. Points
    Justin Hryckowian had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:22.Hryckowian
  5. Points
    Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 31:46.Heiskanen
  6. Points
    Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:14.Johnston
  7. Points
    Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:12.Robertson
  8. Points
    Mavrik Bourque had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:10.Bourque

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, COL at DAL: 107 attempts, 50 on goal, 8 goals, 7.66 expected goals; best chance Jamie Benn at 0.65 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← COL attacks left (bottom on phones)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • DAL
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · DAL 49 · COL 58

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, COL at DAL: expected goals 4.33 to 3.33 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 58, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTDALCOLMHJHMBNNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:54
  • DAL
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALCOLcontrol2nd3rdOTMakar · 1st 3:33Heiskanen · 1st 7:11Johnston · 1st 10:39Hryckowian · 1st 16:07MacKinnon · 1st 19:58Benn · 2nd 1:52Necas · 2nd 8:06Nichushkin · 3rd 19:45
  • DAL pressure
  • COL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: COL 36% of the game, DAL 36%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, COL at DAL: 39 players over 64:54; most ice Jake Oettinger (64:36) for DAL and Scott Wedgewood (41:01) for COL, 8 goals.

DAL
COL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

DAL skaters (rows) against COL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the DAL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, DAL rows versus COL columns: 250 matchups; most common Lindell vs Necas, 12:20 at 65% xGF.

DAL ↓ · COL →MacKinnonNecasLandeskogNelsonNichushkinColtonKellyKivirantaRoyDruryBrindleyBardakovMalinskiKulakMakarToewsBurnsMansonL1 SteelL1 DucheneL1 BennL2 HryckowianL2 BourqueL2 ErneL3 JohnstonL3 RobertsonL3 HintzL4 BäckL4 BlackwellL4 BastianD1 HeiskanenD1 LindellD2 HarleyD2 LundkvistD3 BichselD3 Lyubushkin
DAL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCOLDAL
4441
1.822.90
1.742.66
414
41
1322
−0.001+0.001
36%36%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:33
    COLCale MakarPP (Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas)snap0.15 xG
    COL: Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas, MakarDAL: Lindell, Hintz, Heiskanen, Johnston
    COL 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 7:11
    DALMiro HeiskanenPP (Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston)snap0.06 xG
    COL: Toews, Makar, Kelly, KivirantaDAL: Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    COL 1 – 1 DAL
  3. 10:39
    DALWyatt Johnston (Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson)snap0.16 xG
    COL: Toews, Makar, Drury, Bardakov, BrindleyDAL: Lindell, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    COL 1 – 2 DAL
  4. 16:07
    DALJustin Hryckowian (Mavrik Bourque)snap0.44 xG
    COL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, MakarDAL: Lindell, Heiskanen, Bäck, Bourque, Hryckowian
    COL 1 – 3 DAL
  5. 19:58
    COLNathan MacKinnonPP (Martin Necas, Cale Makar)slap0.10 xG
    COL: Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas, MakarDAL: Blackwell, Lindell, Steel, Heiskanen
    COL 2 – 3 DAL

2nd period

  1. 1:52
    DALJamie Benn (Justin Hryckowian, Mavrik Bourque)snap0.24 xG
    COL: Burns, Nelson, Manson, Nichushkin, KellyDAL: Benn, Steel, Lyubushkin, Bichsel, Hryckowian
    COL 2 – 4 DAL
  2. 8:06
    COLMartin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog)snap0.09 xG
    COL: Burns, Manson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, NecasDAL: Benn, Duchene, Lindell, Robertson, Heiskanen
    COL 3 – 4 DAL

3rd period

  1. 19:45
    COLValeri Nichushkin (Martin Necas, Brock Nelson)snap0.11 xG
    COL: Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Necas, MakarDAL: Benn, Lindell, Harley, Johnston, Hryckowian
    COL 4 – 4 DAL

Decided in the shootout: COL 5 – 4 DAL.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1123+120.3201027:21——6243
Martin Necas CL1134+150.4820026:55——6333
Gabriel Landeskog LL1011+120.1821022:54——5727
Brock Nelson CL2011020.5501024:50——5334
Valeri Nichushkin RL2101030.4311019:15——6752
Ross Colton CL2000020.20100013:46——6051
Parker Kelly CL3000-100.0011012:46——4728
Joel Kiviranta LL3000010.0300010:54——4671
Nicolas Roy CL3000010.171008:46——2736
Jack Drury CL4000-100.0010211:38——368
Gavin Brindley CL4000-120.201107:07——3646
Zakhar Bardakov CL4000-100.000006:09——270
Sam Malinski DD1000000.0000017:12——3835
Brett Kulak DD1000000.0012216:07——2925
Cale Makar DD2112-120.2012027:46——4625
Devon Toews DD2000-250.4311023:43——4929
Brent Burns DD3000010.0100017:12——7961
Josh Manson DD3000010.1220215:36——7056
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Scott WedgewoodW10100.10002.0641:01
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)—1174.6361.6121:47

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sam Steel CL1000+110.2021217:47——6563
Matt Duchene CL1000-130.3000017:41——5848
Jamie Benn LL1101-121.1530015:27——5658
Justin Hryckowian CL2112+120.5731220:22——5279
Mavrik Bourque CL2022+110.2101217:10——4766
Adam Erne LL2000000.0020012:09——4267
Wyatt Johnston CL3112010.2410024:14——3849
Jason Robertson LL3022030.6701022:12——3951
Roope Hintz CL3000+110.0421011:26——4049
Oskar Bäck CL4000+100.0011210:53——5098
Colin Blackwell CL4000000.0100010:37——4486
Nathan Bastian RL4000000.082028:16——4648
Miro Heiskanen DD1112+120.5801031:46——5271
Esa Lindell DD1000010.0403025:48——5071
Thomas Harley DD2000-110.1203023:36——3961
Nils Lundkvist DD2000010.0102015:46——4074
Lian Bichsel DD3000+110.0210012:37——5244
Ilya Lyubushkin DD3000+110.0922010:20——5248
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)O29254.8623.3364:36

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Cale Makar (COL PP) 1st 3:33 · assists Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas · Cycle · 59.8 mph shot.

Jamie Benn · 2nd 1:52 · DAL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
34.5 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
6.0 s
Type
rebound

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Martin Necas · 2nd 8:06 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
60.7 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
4.7 s

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