Tyler Seguin scores in OT as Stars
withstand late double-minor penalty to beat Avalanche 2-1
[April 24, 2025]
By PAT GRAHAM
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored at 5:31 of overtime after Dallas
killed a late double-minor penalty, and the Stars beat Colorado 2-1
in Game 3 on Wednesday night in a contest that featured the return
of Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog.
Dallas took a 2-1 lead in the first-round series with its second
straight overtime victory. The Stars have led for only 1:02 in
regulation so far.
Game 4 is Saturday night in Denver.
Seguin knocked the puck past Mackenzie Blackwood off a feed from
Mason Marchment. It was Marchment who was sent off for four minutes
in the final minute of regulation for a high-stick that caught Brock
Nelson in the face.
“We did a lot of really good things,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said.
"Our penalty killing has been one of the best in the league the last
three years. We felt confident into the overtime that we could get
the job done. And if we did, I think there was a good feeling that
we were going to win the game.
"Knowing Mason and how he was feeling about that penalty, you
couldn’t have written a better script for how it ended."
Seguin had his second career OT playoff goal. His first was in 2012
with Boston.
“Good feeling,” Seguin said. “There’s so much more tonight than that
goal. It’s the penalty kill, it's the details of the game of what
the guys did. ... I was just the beneficiary of it. Collectively,
just a great road win by the guys.”
Stars defenseman Esa Lindell made a key play in overtime when he
deflected a shot by Artturi Lehkonen down low.
Jamie Benn tied it midway through the third period for Dallas. Jake
Oettinger stopped 27 shots.
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Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin, front center, celebrates after
scoring the winning goal with defenseman Thomas Harley, front right,
as Colorado Avalanche center Martin Necas, front left, and
defenseman Cale Makar look on in overtime of Game 3 of an NHL hockey
first-round playoff series Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Denver. (AP
Photo/David Zalubowski)
Valeri Nichushkin scored in the first period for
Colorado, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves.
The late score spoiled the return of Landeskog, who was greeted with
cheers and chants by the amped-up crowd in his first NHL appearance
since June 26, 2022, when he and the Avalanche beat Tampa Bay to
capture the Stanley Cup. Landeskog has been sidelined because of a
chronically injured right knee.
It was some 1,032 days since his last Avalanche game. He became the
fifth player in NHL history — a minimum of 700 games played — to
return to his team after 1,000 or more days without a contest,
according to NHL Stats.
Landeskog played more than 13 minutes and had a team-leading six
hits.
“Felt great in all areas tonight in terms of being back,” Landeskog
said. “Very special night regardless of the outcome.”
The Avalanche finished 0 for 6 on the power play. Asked what needed
to better with the skater advantage, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar
simply said, “everything.”
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