DENVER -- Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist, helping the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 shootout win against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Saturday.
Nathan Bastian , Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson scored, and Jake Oettinger made 35 saves for the Stars (2-0-0). Mikko Rantanen had an assist and scored the deciding goal in the shootout against his former team.
Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas each had a goal and two assists, and Gavin Brindley scored his first NHL goal for the Avalanche (2-0-1). Scott Wedgewood made 18 saves.
Harley made it 1-0 at 18:51 of the first period. He stepped into Rantanen’s drop pass and fired a slap shot short side past the glove.
Necas tied it 1-1 at 3:54 of the second period. MacKinnon sent a crossing pass to him at the bottom of