The Dallas Stars clearly drew momentum from their last two wins, and came out early in this one ready to do the same. Devin Shore struck early within the first six minutes, followed up by Tyler Seguin within the next six minutes to make it 2-0 Stars.
The Stars were capitalizing on smart, fluid shots and were forcing the Avalanche into turnovers instead of turning the puck over themselves. Colorado did get one back before the end of the first, with a rebound follow-up from Matt Duchene.