COL 1–2 DAL Final / SO · L
Avalanche/Schedule/Recap Wed, Mar 18, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 44-13-10
1–2
Final / SOL
Dallas Stars
DAL · 43-15-10
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT COL 16015010030134 DAL 021705041218 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Avalanche trail the season series 1–2
COL 44-13-10 · DAL 43-15-10 · Meeting 3 this season — the Avalanche trail the season series 1–2

Avalanche fell to the Stars

The Avalanche were outchanced (2.9 to 2.4 expected goals) and lost it in a shootout. Scott Wedgewood stopped 1.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Stars created the better chances: 2.9 expected goals to 2.4, on 18 and 34 shots on goal.

COL 2.4 xG · 34 shots DAL 2.9 xG · 18 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.6 · 0.5
2nd 0.7 · 1.3
3rd 0.8 · 0.3
OT 0.3 · 0.9
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 40.
COL 40%DAL 60%

Goals and penalties

2 goals · 6 penalties
← Avalanche shoot this way Stars shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
02:06 Zakhar Bardakov· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
17:10 Jamie Benn· Holding
Makar scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
18:33 Cale Makar PP
Nazem Kadri, Nathan MacKinnon · Power play (Benn, holding) · snap shot, a great chance (27%)
1–0
2nd period
2
Nathan Bastian, Thomas Harley · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
1–1
PEN
19:41 Michael Bunting· Embellishment
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:41 Cale Makar· Interference
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
09:00 Tyler Myers· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:27 Bench· Too many men on the ice
Killed
2 min
Bench minor
Shootout
1 Jason Robertson Save
2 Valeri Nichushkin Save
3 Matt Duchene Save
4 Martin Necas Miss
5 Wyatt Johnston Goal
6 Nathan MacKinnon Miss
Goaltending
+1.6
vs expected
17/18 saves · 1 GA · 2.6 xGA Stopped 1.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+1.0
vs expected
33/34 saves · 1 GA · 2.0 xGA Stopped 1.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team COLDAL
Shots on goal
34
18
Expected goals
2.4
2.9
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
58%
42%
Power play
1/2
0/2
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Avalanche went 1-for-2 on the power play and killed all 2 Stars power plays.