GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: DALLAS (0-0) at COLORADO (0-0)

NHL: DALLAS (0-0) at COLORADO (0-0)

<h3>Stars, Avalanche square off in season opener</h3>

<div class="pre">Dallas at Colorado 9:30 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Avalanche hope one of theoffseason's biggest free agent signings can help them start the2007-2008 season on the right foot.


Left wing Ryan Smyth and Colorado host the Dallas Stars onWednesday night.


Smyth scored 36 goals and had 32 assists during his time withthe Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders last season. Hehas scored 20 or more goals in eight of his 12 seasons.

Center Joe Sakic is coming off his first 100-point season sincethe 2000-01 campaign, and played a pivotal role in therecruiting of Smyth to sign with the Avalanche.


Colorado will have to deal with the Dallas defense andgoaltender Marty Turco. The Stars allowed a stingy 2.31 goalsper game last season. Turco, who is the Stars' career winsleader with 175, was fourth in the league with a 2.23goals-against average.


Dallas, which had only two 20-goal scorers last season, will belooking for added production from some of its younger players togo along with Mike Modano and Jere Lehtinen.


Players such as Loui Eriksson, Joel Lundqvist, Jussi Jokinen,Antti Miettinen and Niklas Hagman all registed double-digitgoals last season - with Hagman amassing 17.


Dalla has won its last eight meetings with Colorado sinceOctober 8, 2005.


The Stars also own the longest active undefeated streak inseason openers, going 7-0-3 since 1996.

 

NHL: DALLAS (0-0) at COLORADO (0-0)

<h3>Stars, Avalanche square off in season opener</h3>

<div class="pre">Dallas (0-0) at Colorado (0-0) 9:30 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Avalanche hope one of theoffseason's biggest free agent signings can help them start the2007-2008 season on the right foot.


Left wing Ryan Smyth and Colorado host the Dallas Stars onWednesday night.


Smyth scored 36 goals and had 32 assists during his time withthe Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders last season. Hehas scored 20 or more goals in eight of his 12 seasons.

Center Joe Sakic is coming off his first 100-point season sincethe 2000-01 campaign, and played a pivotal role in therecruiting of Smyth to sign with the Avalanche.


Colorado will have to deal with the Dallas defense andgoaltender Marty Turco. The Stars allowed a stingy 2.31 goalsper game last season. Turco, who is the Stars' career winsleader with 175, was fourth in the league with a 2.23goals-against average.


Dallas, which had only two 20-goal scorers last season, will belooking for added production from some of its younger players togo along with Mike Modano and Jere Lehtinen.


Players such as Loui Eriksson, Joel Lundqvist, Jussi Jokinen,Antti Miettinen and Niklas Hagman all registed double-digitgoals last season - with Hagman amassing 17.


Dalla has won its last eight meetings with Colorado sinceOctober 8, 2005.


The Stars also own the longest active undefeated streak inseason openers, going 7-0-3 since 1996.

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL AT COLORADO
STARTING GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
COL - PETER BUDAJ

OFFICIALS: REF - DENNIS LARUE, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - BRIAN MURPHY, LONNIE CAMERON</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">DALLAS VS COLORADO - SCRATCHES

DALLAS COLORADO

N BAUMGARTNER HEALTHY S PARKER HEALTHY
T FEDORUK HEALTHY J FINGER HEALTHY
K BARCH HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 17:07 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 14:28 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 12:17 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 10:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 8:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 7:17 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 0 4:47 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 1
1ST PRD: COL - PAUL STASTNY 1 (ANDREW BRUNETTE, BRETT CLARK) 18:11</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DALLAS 0 0
COLORADO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: COL - PAUL STASTNY 1 (ANDREW BRUNETTE, BRETT CLARK) 18:11

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DAL 11 11
COL 11 11

GOALIES: DAL - MARTY TURCO
COL - PETER BUDAJ</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">------------------------
Dallas 0 --0
Colorado 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Colorado, Paul Stastny 1 (Andrew Brunette,
Brett Clark), 18:11. Penalties: L Eriksson, Dal (), 5:32.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Dallas 11 --11
Colorado 11 --11
-----------------------------

Goalies : Dallas, Marty Turco (11 shots, 10 saves). Colorado, Peter
Budaj (11 shots, 11 saves). Referees: Dennis Larue, Steve Kozari.
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Lonnie Cameron.</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 2
2ND PRD: COL - PAUL STASTNY 2 (ANDREW BRUNETTE, JAROSLAV HLINKA) 1:03</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 2 16:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 0
COLORADO 2 14:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: DALLAS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NHL DALLAS 1
COLORADO 2
2ND PRD: DAL - JEFF HALPERN 1 (TREVOR DALEY, LOUI ERIKSSON) 7:10</div>