Hintz has 4 points, Stars hold off Avalanche in Game 2 to even series | NHL.com
Colorado scored three straight goals in the third period to make it a one-goal game after scoring four in a row to win Game 1 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday.
The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1. Game 3 is at Colorado on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV, MAX).
“It’s 1-1 now. We were down 2-0 against Vegas (in the first round), it’s a long way from there. It’s a lot better to be 1-1, huge win for us,” Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen said. “We still need to be better. We gave them a little bit too much time and space in the third, but we found a way to win the game and that’s the most important thing.”
Heiskanen scored twice, and Jake Oettinger made 28 saves for Dallas, which is the No. 1 seed from the Central Division.
“We got scoring from the right guys. Roope [Hintz] looked like Roope tonight. Miro [Heiskanen] had a couple of big goals and Tyler Seguin with a goal, so the right guys got on the board for us,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Those guys want to be difference-makers, and they’re used to being difference-makers. It’s critical that those guys started to score.”
