DALLAS — Save for a tic-tac-toe scoring play by Matt Duchene, Mikko Rantanen and Tyson Barrie and a third-period power-play goal by Mikhail Grigorenko, the Avalanche didn’t do enough in its NHL-high 22nd loss here Thursday night.
Dallas prevailed 4-2 to pin the Avs with their seventh loss in their last nine games — and third consecutive loss to the Stars since winning 6-5 on opening night. Duchene and Barrie had two-point nights in Colorado’s comeback effort, but a 3-1 deficit proved too much to overcome.
Forwards Devin Shore and Tyler Seguin staked the Stars to a 2-0 lead and, after Duchene produced his team-leading 13th goal on a NHL Network-highlight line rush, Dallas defenseman Jamie Oleksiak uncorked a seemingly perfect shot in rebuilding the host’s two-goal lead.