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Preseason Recap: Stars sneak out of Ball Arena with last-second win

It still may be preseason, but losses to the Dallas Stars still sting.

The Colorado Avalanche fell 3-2 to these Stars in a last-second gasp from the blue line, with 0.2 seconds to go. Dramatically just as they did in May, Dallas managed to sneak off with the win back to their own barn.

What a way to welcome back hockey for the 2024-25 season eh? There’s still plenty of time for the Avs to get it all together, especially after game one of six this preseason. Here’s how it unfolded.

First Period

Colorado and Dallas came out and made it look as though their playoff series never ended, just with 99% less intensity.