- The Colorado Avalanche, the NHL-leading team, defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4 in a shootout, ending the Stars' franchise-record 10-game winning streak.
- Valeri Nichushkin scored the game-tying goal for the Avalanche with 15 seconds left in regulation, and Martin Necas scored the game-winning shootout goal.
- The Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 42nd goal, and Cale Makar also had a goal and an assist for Colorado.