The Stars would ultimately fall 6-3, with Casey DeSmith making 30 saves. Dallas will get a chance right away on Sunday to reset with the Detroit Red Wings coming to town.

Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3.

DeSmith has allowed nine goals in his last two starts, both losses. But prior to that, he had allowed just six goals in his previous four games, all wins. Dallas has hit a bit of skid lately, but the team will rebound soon enough. And that will put DeSmith back into a strong fantasy role for spot starts in daily.

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Denver on Saturday.

The Dallas Stars travelled to Denver, Colorado, on Saturday afternoon to take on the Colorado Avalanche. This is their second meeting this season, with the Avalanche taking the first game 5-3 in November.

Dallas struggled to get out of the gate on time, leaving the door open for Colorado to take advantage with a scoring assault

DENVER -- Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-3 win against the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena on Saturday. Cale Makar scored twice, including his 100th NHL goal in his 362nd game, becoming the sixth-fastest defenseman in League history to reach the milestone.

Give Moose his juice. Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player.

Dallas Stars netminder Casey DeSmith has a 6-4-1 record with a career-best 2.24 goals against average this season

That's the concern for the Colorado Avalanche when it comes to their second line center Casey Mittelstadt. The 26-year-old was fantastic in the playoffs after coming over at the trade deadline ...

Though the Colorado Avalanche now sit in a playoff position ... Another concern has been the performance of 26-year-old Casey Mittelstadt, thought to be their long-term solution at second-line ...

DENVER — Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday. Jonathan Drouin and Casey Mittelstadt each had a goal and two assists, and Josh Manson also had two assists for the Avalanche. Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots.