Colorado used an avalanche of goals to beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 at Ball Arena on Saturday. Artturi Lehkonen posted a season-high four points and Casey Mittelstadt added three points while Jonathan Drouin and Cale Makar each scored the 100th regular-season goal of their respective careers.

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Denver on Saturday.

Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3

DENVER -- Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-3 win against the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena on Saturday. Cale Makar scored twice, including his 100th NHL goal in his 362nd game, becoming the sixth-fastest defenseman in League history to reach the milestone.

Drouin will not be in the lineup against the Blackhawks on Wednesday due to his upper-body injury but is expected to play in Thursday's clash with Minnesota, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.

Lehkonen scored a shorthanded goal on two shots in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Wild. Lehkonen ended a four-game point drought with the third-period tally. The 29-year-old winger was back to a smaller role Thursday with Jonathan Drouin back in the lineup after he was rested Wednesday against the Blackhawks.

The Avs have stumbled of late, but they beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 Saturday. Here are three takeaways from Colorado's win.

Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday.

Colorado Avalanche winger Jonathan Drouin (upper body) will not play in Wednesday's contest against Chicago. Drouin is dealing with a lingering upper-body injury and will come out of the lineup just four games after returning from a five-week absence.

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Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in their past seven games after dropping 15 of 19 (4-15-0).

But Colorado’s NHL team has long had a reputation for being a quiet bunch in the locker room, even when this group reached the top of the mountain in 2022. The 2024-25 edition started the season slow, bogged down by injuries and poor goaltending. It weighed on everyone. A generally quiet room seemed even more so at times.