NHL Highlights | Avalanche vs. Stars – January 4, 2024

Nathan MacKinnon added three points to his season resume, including the overtime-winner, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4.
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00:00:00 – 1st Regulation Period
00:02:27 – 2nd Regulation Period
00:05:10 – 3rd Regulation Period
00:08:43 – Overtime

Stars got out to a fantastic start and then one heck of a wild finish on Tuesday night against the Montreal Canadians we’ll see what the opening muscled off the puck near side marchment brings it to Center back for duchaine he’ll step in shot and a save by

Gorf in Matt duain little little Breezy in the neutral zone and that speed the looks like he’s trying to get the referee’s attention as play goes on Thomas Harley on the left wing shot safe gor have rebound bounce to the slot dribbles in and he’s able to cover and

Left the weak side completely exposed and even with that the Avalanche still with nine shots on target here is the donov and his bid gets blocked in the trapezoid now out in front score to Dunham it fall stumbled off of Colton and dadonov spotted it slamed

Duck to open the scoring popped on him a little bit missed the net wildly at the other end after that Theon off all three forwards down there after the Pu man they did that last game 11 seconds in against Montreal they were in after it down deep Gerard a nice Nifty slip pass

For Johnson Here Comes wood over the Blue Line his pass across off a deflection got to McKinnon in tight score going to be nushin McKinnon and Val nushin were there just SC attacking off the flank Val goes to the front of the net shoves off him Ryan Suter I think it may have

Rattled in off Suter not Val nushin little backhand dumped out in front it did skates of Suter and through the five hole on Scott Wedgewood and we’ve for all the talent on the ace we’ve seen two kind of greasy ugly goals slides through the trapezoid then

Up high ma quickly Drew and put it off the bar Johnson has an assist in the game along with Miles wood Star Steel here’s B left Circle B [Applause] Sav a minute and 47 seconds of time in between the dadonov goal and the McKinnon goal the second period begins with OP

Hints out there winning the face off and the Stars marget over for duchan he gets angled by Johansson moved past him picked up a penalty and a follow-up score Tyler Sean his third goal this year against Colorado and Dallas is back on on Top early in the second the other direction

They’re scrambling to get back duain does such great work to protect the pck and it’s an axad dangle to get it to Tyler San who goes against the Green du Shane right wing Circle looking back door gor have got in the way it’s not cleared hin in duchaine settles F across shot score

Peli powered one through Power Play Go for the Stars they’ll stay up a man and they lead by two Joe didn’t elevate it quite enough to get over that shoulder then he Stuffs the back door as hints came from the weak side but there’s too much distance

The the Stars got wide and with all the scrambling around the Avalanche left that lane Ruan on the left wing side tries to leave it McKinnon darting in and a save made off the left arm by wedwick esel andell drift away to the point hackin paw angled quickly the pass for Smith

Curls it up top gets a shot away then Fox a tight save gorv and he snares it pays for nushin quickly back in Colorado he leaves it on the wall Nathan McKinnon hands it to the right Taves a shot save made rebound score druin after it stayed under and loose Wedgewood

Couldn’t find it druin from inches out pokes it home a late second period power play goal has Colorado within one a bludgeon play after the initial shot they turn it against the grein and then spin it back to get the Stars stationary first save second one is

A a hack in there you always wonder on those things is there going to be any kind of a a and then hacked in and drwan gets a an easy one in behind scored that from about two Ines away from the goal line earlier while we were on the air

The NHL announced the first 32 all stars and Jake AER named an Allstar for the first time so huge congratulations to him penalty wise at least penalty at one end and a no call at the other 10th year for Manson is carrying the other way breaking it with speed

It’s would say made in a heavy Collision Theon shouldered by Marchman he’ll grab nice move cuts across the line slows upright Circle across San save rebound score another two goal game for Sean against the Avalanche and Dallas is back up by a pair singes Johnson the defenseman to

Take it deep has the presence of minded another multi-point game for Mason Marchman here’s Rony curling on the near side wall March’s got eight points in his last three games a tip score drewan gets his second of the game on a redirection you know the Stars unable to

Get it around the boards and out very quick shot they get beat off the boards Drew all alone in front it’s the quick Snapper by Johnson I mean there’s nobody within 10 ft of drwan and this time with Wedgewood telescoping out to try to handle it a perfect redirect blocked

Wide then a chance sharp angle fought off col letting that go AB still on the attack col pinballs save Rebound with the glove met by hawen paaw the two of them into the corner cancel everyone St standing here in Dallas shot by marar save made rebound where is it it is

Scored it was a scramble Wedgewood is flat on his back and the signal came that the puck was in and the ABS have tied it with 109 to play Scramble nature of of Scott Wedgewood I think actually catapulted it Over the Line original shot was difficult change

Directions the referee was in a perfect position to see where it was at I’d make some kind of a case that it was kicked in if I was the Stars I don’t think there was a kicking motion but you might have a stab at it ranton and skate was in

There goalie interference a lot of stuff going on in that the original shot was stopped up in the air Dragged In off the skate and wedgewood’s momentum key face off and the Stars control got mixed in with a linesman and a shot fought off by Wedgewood the Stars looked

Like they were going to win that face off and then got handcuffed by the linesman play goes on hints knocked down to a knee and taken and cleared out by tapes 10 seconds left in regulation marar gets checked unable to clear Lindell holds it in a shot TI and saved

By gorv Dallas almost stole this one at the buzer II what a crazy closing 30 seconds ice stars are five and three and three on three overtime portion this year the ABS are one and two their first look against one another the shushin will turn on to his

Forehand slide it for McKinnon trying to take on Harley spin move played well got a back hand away save rebound and Wedgewood got the left leg down on the in tight rebound for nushi peel it out of the Zone instead they turn against the grain it’s McKinnon it’s nushin

NuSkin got rid of the checking of another overtime Hatty winner here’s Sean he could do it charging in tried to spin it to Robertson nice poke by Robertson got it to Sean could not stuff it wide of the net R hint a switch of directions duain sent it back to him now duchaine

He’s in a backand save gorv who stayed with him the entire time and now it’s poked at two on0 Colorado McKinnon with Taves McKinnon Wade shoots he scores Nathan McKinnon caps off a three-point night a Colorado comeback and a great defensive play by Devonte initially one-on-one with Robertson little stick language little

Dust off the pill from mckinon and then that release what a Player