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Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars — Friday, November 29, 2024 Game Analysis

Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Final.

Game Analysis

American Airlines Center

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DAL

  • PPTyler Seguin (9)1st 5:36 · Snap ShotAssists: Mason Marchment (14), Matt Duchene (15)
  • Mason Marchment (8)1st 14:28 · Snap ShotAssists: Miro Heiskanen (7), Tyler Seguin (11)
  • Jamie Benn (5)2nd 7:07 · Wrist ShotAssists: Miro Heiskanen (8), Sam Steel (7)
  • PPRoope Hintz (9)2nd 18:42 · Snap ShotAssists: Wyatt Johnston (10), Jamie Benn (8)
  • ENMason Marchment (9)3rd 17:17 · Wrist ShotAssists: none

COL

  • PPValeri Nichushkin (3)1st 13:56 · BackhandAssists: Mikko Rantanen (19), Cale Makar (23)
  • Artturi Lehkonen (4)3rd 1:02 · Wrist ShotAssists: Nathan MacKinnon (29), Samuel Girard (11)
  • Mikko Rantanen (15)3rd 8:03 · Snap ShotAssists: Cale Makar (24)

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Game Summary — Friday, November 29, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Dallas Stars defeated Colorado Avalanche 5–3. The game was played at American Airlines Center.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Game Analysis — Friday, November 29, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Dallas Stars won despite being outshot 32–24. Colorado Avalanche generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Dallas Stars scored on 20.8% of its shots, compared with 9.4% for Colorado Avalanche. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.

Colorado Avalanche converted 1 of 5 power plays (20.0%); Dallas Stars converted 2 of 4 power plays (50.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 2-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.

Dallas Stars won 57.5% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Game Statistics — Friday, November 29, 2024

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticColorado AvalancheDallas Stars
Shots on goal3224
Power-play goals12
Power-play opportunities54
Power-play conversion (%)20.050.0
Faceoffs won (%)42.557.5
Hits2020
Blocked shots1914
Takeaways25
Giveaways911
Penalty minutes810

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Dallas Stars won 5–3 at American Airlines Center.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Alexandar Georgiev stopped 19 of 23 for Colorado Avalanche.
  • Jake Oettinger stopped 29 of 32 for Dallas Stars.

Mason Marchment Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (7), Tyler Seguin (11) That made the score 1–2 in the 1st, and Dallas Stars stayed ahead.

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