Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Preseason Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4–2 on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Dallas Stars	2	34-37-11
at Colorado Avalanche	4	22-56-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	0	2	0	2
Colorado Avalanche	1	0	3	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	13	11	7	31
Colorado Avalanche	8	7	5	20

Three stars

B. Smith, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
R. Faksa, Dallas Stars (2 goals)
S. Henley, Colorado Avalanche

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:58	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Whitney (1)	Tyson Barrie (1), Joe Colborne (1)	Even strength	DAL 0, COL 1
2nd	00:07	Dallas Stars	Radek Faksa (1)	Antoine Roussel (1)	Even strength	DAL 1, COL 1
2nd	03:30	Dallas Stars	Radek Faksa (2)	Brett Ritchie (1), Patrik Nemeth (1)	Even strength	DAL 2, COL 1
3rd	00:16	Colorado Avalanche	Francois Beauchemin (1)	Gabriel Bourque (1), Jarome Iginla (1)	Even strength	DAL 2, COL 2
3rd	15:44	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Smith (2)	Jim O'Brien (1), Francois Beauchemin (1)	Even strength	DAL 2, COL 3
3rd	19:26	Colorado Avalanche	Patrick Wiercioch (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 2, COL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Dallas Stars	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	31	20
Power play	0 of 6	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	20	28
Hits	11	20
Blocked shots	10	21
Giveaways	2	5
Takeaways	13	8
Faceoffs won	32/67 (47.8%)	35/67 (52.2%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 C. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:47
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	52.6%	15:46
Number 21 A. Roussel	L	0	1	1	-1	5	0	0	0	100%	13:13
Number 25 B. Ritchie	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	0		14:21
Number 27 A. Cracknell	R	0	0	0	-1	5	3	1	0	56.3%	11:20
Number 34 D. Gurianov	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		16:29
Number 37 J. Dowling	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	25%	18:23
Number 40 R. Elie	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		13:14
Number 44 M. Stransky	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		12:47
Number 46 G. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	66.7%	12:16
Number 51 B. DeFazio	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:20
Number 57 C. Ully	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		16:03
Number 5 J. Oleksiak	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		22:56
Number 15 P. Nemeth	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1		19:14
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		20:37
Number 24 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		21:25
Number 33 A. Bodnarchuk	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1		17:18
Number 47 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		15:42

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 P. Desrosiers	4	2	2	.500	19:49	Loss
Number 31 A. Niemi	15	14	1	.933	40:00

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Colborne	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	42.9%	15:51
Number 10 J. Whitney	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1		12:10
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	1	1	+1	5	2	2	0	100%	13:38
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	57.1%	14:52
Number 20 B. Smith	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	1	53.8%	14:35
Number 22 R. Grimaldi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		12:26
Number 36 J. O'Brien	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	2	50%	13:47
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	62.5%	17:39
Number 42 S. Henley	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2		12:25
Number 46 A. Greer	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:23
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	7	1	3	0	100%	07:45
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	1	1	+2	4	2	1	1		18:35
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2		23:54
Number 28 P. Wiercioch	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0		19:12
Number 32 F. Beauchemin	D	1	1	2	+3	0	3	1	3		22:37
Number 45 S. Boikov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3		12:11
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		21:32
Number 54 A. Lindholm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		17:00

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Pickard	24	22	2	.917	40:00
Number 60 K. Simpson	7	7	0	1.000	20:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:57	Dallas Stars	Brett Ritchie	Cross checking	2
1st	11:22	Colorado Avalanche	Sergei Boikov	Closing hand on puck	2
1st	13:49	Colorado Avalanche	Patrick Wiercioch	Hooking	2
1st	13:49	Dallas Stars	Denis Gurianov	Embellishment	2
1st	14:12	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Smith	Tripping	2
2nd	00:13	Colorado Avalanche	Jarome Iginla	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:13	Dallas Stars	Antoine Roussel	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:36	Dallas Stars	Matej Stransky	Roughing	2
2nd	01:36	Colorado Avalanche	Samuel Henley	Roughing	2
2nd	07:24	Dallas Stars	Adam Cracknell	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:24	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:24	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Charging	2
2nd	13:24	Colorado Avalanche	Jim O'Brien	Hooking	2
3rd	06:45	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Colborne	Hooking	2
3rd	10:20	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Bourque	Roughing	2
3rd	10:20	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Bourque	Boarding	2
3rd	10:20	Dallas Stars	Gemel Smith	Roughing	2
3rd	13:23	Dallas Stars	Andrew Bodnarchuk	Interference	2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Brad Meier, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Dallas Stars scratches: Alexei Timkin, Alexei Tereschenko, Vadim Khomitski, Ruslan Bernikov, Evgeny Federov, Jason Spezza, Dan Hamhuis, Ales Hemsky, Patrick Sharp, Mihail Donika, Kirill Sidorenko, Kari Lehtonen, Jiri Hudler, Patrick Eaves, Travis Morin, Jamie Benn, Cody Eakin, Dustin Stevenson, Stephen Johns, Tyler Seguin, Brendan Ranford, John Klingberg, Mattias Backman, Maxime Lagace, Matt Mangene, Devin Shore, Ludwig Bystrom, Branden Troock, Henri Kiviaho, Nick Ebert, Aleksi Makela, Matej Paulovic, Mattias Janmark, Jason Dickinson, Niklas Hansson, Valeri Nichushkin, Julius Honka, Connor Chatham, Michael Prapavessis, Miro Karjalainen, John Nyberg, Chris Martenet, Roope Hintz, Joseph Cecconi, Markus Ruusu, Samuel Laberge, Landon Bow, Riley Tufte, Nick Caamano, Mike McMurtry, Fredrik Karlstrom, Jakob Stenqvist, Rhett Gardner, Colton Point, Brandon Anselmini, Ondrej Vala
Colorado Avalanche scratches: John Mitchell, Carl Soderberg, Denis Parshin, Rene Bourque, Erik Johnson, Jiri Tlusty, Semyon Varlamov, Jeremy Smith, Trent Vogelhuber, Mat Clark, Matt Duchene, Eric Gelinas, Ryan Stanton, Mike Sislo, Nathan Lieuwen, Gabriel Landeskog, Duncan Siemens, Turner Elson, Mikhail Grigorenko, Troy Bourke, Cody Corbett, Reid Petryk, Wilhelm Westlund, Will Butcher, Ben Storm, Mason Geertsen, Chris Bigras, Spencer Martin, Nathan MacKinnon, Nikita Zadorov, Maximilian Pajpach, Julien Nantel, Mikko Rantanen, Nicolas Meloche, Andreas Martinsen, J.C. Beaudin, Andrei Mironov, Gustav Olhaver, Cole Sanford, Josh Anderson, Tyson Jost, Cam Morrison, Adam Werner, Travis Barron, Nathan Clurman, Chase Marchand, Filip Karlsson

2016-2017 season series

Every Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Sep 28, 2016
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Dallas Stars 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Wed, Oct 5, 2016

Other NHL games on Sep 28

Other NHL games on Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Wed, Sep 28, 2016
New Jersey Devils 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Sep 28, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Sep 28, 2016
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Sep 28, 2016
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Sep 28, 2016