DALLAS – Mason Marchment scored two goals and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Friday night.

Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn each had a goal and an assist, and Roope Hintz also scored for Dallas, which was sidelined for two games. Jake Oettinger made 29 saves and increased his record to 8-0 this season in his 200th NHL start at American Airlines Center.

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, and Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev, who had won his last six starts, stopped 19 shots.

The Stars took a 4-1 lead in the third period before Lehkonen scored 1:02 into the half. Rantanen then pulled the Avalanche within one point at 8:53, but Marchment’s miss with 2:43 left secured Dallas the victory.

Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson left early in the second period with an upper-body injury.

Takeaways

Avalanche: Nichushkin is on a four-game point streak (three goals, three assists). The right wing has played seven games since returning from a six-month suspension and Phase 3 of the NHL-NHLPA Player Assistance Program.

Stars: Matt Duchene, who played his first eight-plus NHL seasons with the Avalanche after being their first-round draft pick in 2009, has 12 points in his last nine games and leads Dallas with 27 points.

Key moment

Oettinger made a point-blank save from Joel Kiviranta and Ivan Ivan with about 4 1/2 minutes left in the game.

Key statistics

Dallas went 2 for 4 on the power play after posting the league’s worst power play at home at 7.4% (2 for 27). Colorado shot the worst penalty kill in the NHL at 66.7% (18 for 27).

Next

The Avalanche host the Oilers on Saturday and the Stars host Central Division leader Winnipeg on Sunday.

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