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Benn - Johnston - Pavelski
Marchment - Duchene - Seguin
Dadonov - Steel - Smith" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Harley - Heiskanen
Lindell - Tanev
Suter - Lundkvist" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Oettinger
Wedgewood" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Colorado's Projected Lines", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Nichushkin - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Lehkonen - Mittelstadt - Parise
Wood - Colton - Kiviranta
Duhaime - Trenin - Cogliano" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
Johnson - Walker" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Georgiev
Annunen" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The first period was brisk with only 2 stoppages in play. One was the game's opening goal with 90 seconds left in the period by Avalanche winger Zach Parise." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The second period started with a flash as Valeri Nichushkin walked in off the opening faceoff and scored 22 seconds in to put Colorado up 2-0. Dallas answered five minutes later through a ridiculous behind-the-back feed from Wyatt Johnston to set up Jamie Benn in front of the net." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A couple more goals were scored one aside in the first five minutes of the third. With the goalie pulled and in the dying minutes of the game, Jason Robertson sends a clapper by Georgiev to send this game into overtime." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both teams somehow went a full 60 minutes without taking a penalty. Alas, right off the bat to start overtime, Jason Robertson trips up his man sending the Avs to the powerplay. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Stars had only 11 seconds left on Robertson's penalty to kill. But Hart Trophy finalist Nathan MacKinnon scored what could only be best described as a garbage goal to give Colorado the win. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Avalanche had two-point performances by Parise (two goals), MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Mittelstadt, and Makar." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Dallas' Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston each recorded two points and Jake Oettinger was the busier netminder of the two allowing four goals on 30 shots. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "For more NHL 24 playoff simulations, bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " " } } ] }

Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche Game 3 Prediction