EDMONTON, Alberta — Alexander Radulov scored on a deflection off his chest as part of a four-goal second period and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.
Trailing 2-0 in the second period, Joe Pavelski and Radek Faksa revitalized the Stars by scoring in a 43-second span during a 5-on-3 advantage.
Dallas was just getting started.
Radulov knocked in the go-ahead goal when a shot bounced off a stick, into his chest and over Colorado goaltender Pavel Francouz.
Esa Lindell then added another with 46 seconds left to make it 4-2.
Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen scored for Colorado.
Game 3 is Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. on NBCSN.
