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Martin Necas has 2 goals to lead the short-handed Avs past the Stars, 3-2

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 14). Martin Necas has 2 goals to lead the short-handed Avs past the Stars, 3-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/martin-necas-has-2-goals-to-lead-the-short-handed-avs-past-the-stars-3-2/article_284b8775-2509-5897-a4cf-ef0e571e2377.html

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Martin Necas scored two goals to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in a game where both teams were short-handed due to injuries and absences. Despite playing with fewer players, including star defenseman Cale Makar who was absent, the Avalanche managed to clinch victory with Artturi Lehkonen also scoring. The article highlights the impact of player availability on team performance and notes that Colorado led the NHL in goals per game while Dallas had the best goals-against average before this matchup.

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On Tuesday night, Martin Necas scored two goals, including one on a 5-on-3 power play, helping the short-handed Colorado Avalanche defeat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in the first game of their home-and-home series. The Avalanche played with only 10 forwards for almost 17 minutes after multiple penalties and injuries. Nathan MacKinnon added two assists, bringing his season total to 12 points. Despite being shorthanded, Colorado led the NHL with an average of 5.2 goals per game, while Dallas boasted a league-best 1.38 goals-against average. The teams will face each other again in Denver on Wednesday.

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DALLAS (AP) — Martin Necas scored two goals, including a 5-on-3 score, and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a home-and-home series.

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🔮 Up next The teams will meet again on Wednesday in Denver, where the Stars swept two meetings last season in shootouts.

2026-10-14 · Toronto Star

Martin Necas has 2 goals to lead the short-handed Avs past the Stars, 3-2 · assertive framing

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DALLAS (AP) — Martin Necas scored two goals, including a 5-on-3 score, and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a home-and-home series. asserted

Avalanche → score → series

Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the Avalanche, while Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves after allowing five goals on Saturday against Toronto. asserted

Blackwood → score → Toronto

Nathan MacKinnon had two assists, giving him 12 points. asserted

MacKinnon → have → points

The Avalanche opened with 11 forwards and six defensemen when forward Zachary L’Heureux was a late scratch with an upper-body injury. asserted

L’Heureux → open → injury

Colorado then played almost 17 minutes with 10 forwards when Fedor Svechkov drew a two-minute instigator penalty, five minutes for fighting and 10 more for misconduct. asserted

Svechkov → play → misconduct

MacKinnon was also off the bench for more than seven minutes in the second after he fought Roope Hintz — who had his first NHL fight — and went to the locker room for facial repairs. asserted

who → fight → repairs

Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist, and Hintz also scored for the Stars. asserted

Hintz → have → Stars

Jake Oettinger stopped 22 shots after allowing three goals in his previous four games, and Miro Heiskanen had two assists. asserted

Heiskanen → stop → assists

Colorado came in leading the NHL with 5.2 goals per game, while Dallas had a league-best 1.38 goals-against average. asserted

Dallas → come → average

Necas gave the Avs a 2-1 lead early in the second period and then doubled the lead with four seconds left in the 29-second, two-man advantage. asserted

Necas → give → advantage

Seguin’s goal, tying the score late in the first period, was Dallas’ first home power-play goal in eight tries. asserted

goal → tie → tries

Cale Makar, the Avalanche’s two-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman, didn’t make the trip with his wife expecting twins. asserted

wife → win → twins

Stars forward Wyatt Johnston sat out with an illness after playing in all 395 games, regular season and playoffs, since he made the team in 2022. asserted

he → sit → 2022

The Stars played with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. asserted

Stars → play → forwards

Up next The teams will meet again on Wednesday in Denver, where the Stars swept two meetings last season in shootouts. asserted

Stars → meet → shootouts