On Tuesday night in Denver, the Dallas Stars snapped the Colorado Avalanche’s 19-game point streak with a 4-1 win. It was also the Avalanche’s first regulation loss at home since October 26th(!). This all coming right after a 4-0 drubbing by the Avalanche in Dallas, where the Stars have traditionally excelled, just two days prior.
Even more interestingly, based on shots on net, high-danger scoring chances, and possession stats, the Stars should have been beaten even worse on Tuesday. So what was the difference? Simply put, the goaltending: Jake Oettinger stopped 46 of 47 shots in what was easily the best game of his career.