Necas scores twice, Avalanche edge Stars without Makar

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Colorado won 3-2 at Dallas on October 13, with Martin Necas scoring twice and Mackenzie Blackwood making 24 saves. Artturi Lehkonen opened the scoring and Nathan MacKinnon assisted twice; Necas’s second goal came during a two-man power play. Tyler Seguin and Roope Hintz scored for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger stopped 22 shots. The Avalanche played without Cale Makar, who was awaiting the birth of twins with his wife, and the teams were scheduled to meet again in Colorado on October 14.