Dallas Stars 5/ Colorado Avalanche 1 -FINAL-

The Dallas Stars made the most of their final-season shot at the Colorado Avalanche. Former New Jersey Devil
Jason Arnott scored three goals and Pierre Turgeon added a power-play goal and an assist as the Stars held a great victory over the Avalanche for the first time this season,by a 5-1 score Friday night. Dallas had been outscored by the Avalanche 11-3 in their first three games. Scott Young registerd a third-period goal and Marty Turco turned away 15 shots for the Stars, 10-3-2 in their last 15 games. Sergei Zubov and Bill Guerin had two assists. Jason Arnott made his fifth career hat trick with 5.4 seconds left on the power play. The Avalanche, now losing their third straight game, just srung by a shutout on Karlis Skrastins goal with 2:24 to play. The teams wrapped up their regular-season series with seven major fights in the third period.

1st Period Scoring
NONE
1st Period Penalties
NONE
2nd Period Scoring
DAL, TURGEON (7) (ZUBOV, MATVICHUK), 05:37
DAL, ARNOTT (13) (GUERIN, ZUBOV), 13:27
2nd Period Penalties
COL, SAKIC, 04:17 - Holding
COL, SELANNE, 17:27 - Tripping
3rd Period Scoring
DAL, ARNOTT (13) (GUERIN, KLEMM), 04:02
DAL, YOUNG (7) (TURGEON), 07:10
COL, SKRASTINS (4) (TANGUAY, MOORE), 17:36
DAL, ARNOTT (13) (YOUNG, NUMMINEN), 19:54
3rd Period Penalties
DAL, GUERIN, 01:14 - Interference - Goaltender
COL, WORRELL, 04:30 - Boarding
DAL, DOWNEY, 04:30 - Roughing
COL, MCALLISTER, 07:45 - Roughing
COL, CUMMINS, 11:09 - Fighting (major)
DAL, GUERIN, 11:09 - Slashing
DAL, MORROW, 11:09 - Roughing
COL, MCCORMICK, 11:09 - Roughing
DAL, GUERIN, 11:09 - Fighting (major)
DAL, LEHTINEN, 12:05 - Tripping
DAL, DOWNEY, 15:07 - Fighting (major)
COL, WORRELL, 15:07 - Fighting (major)
DAL, OTT, 15:07 - Slashing
COL, MCALLISTER, 15:07 - Roughing
COL, MCALLISTER, 15:07 - Instigator
COL, MCALLISTER, 15:07 - Fighting (maj)
COL, MCALLISTER, 15:07 - Misconduct (10 min)
COL, MCALLISTER, 15:07 - Game misconduct
DAL, MORROW, 17:52 - Fighting (major)
COL, MCCORMICK, 17:52 - Fighting (major)

SHOTS
Col 4-1st- 6-2nd- 6-3rd-
Dallas 8-1st 9-2nd- 5-3rd

Colorado 16
Dallas 22