Stars top Avalanche in shootout, move within 2 points of Central Division lead

Wyatt Johnston scored the shootout winner in the third round and Jason Robertson also scored for the Stars (43-15-10), who have gone 15-1-1 in their past 17 games to move within two points of the Avalanche for the Central Division lead.

Cale Makar scored, Nathan MacKinnon had an assist, and Scott Wedgewood made 17 saves for the Avalanche (44-13-10), who have lost three straight and four of their past five games.

Makar scored a power-play goal at 18:33 of the first period to make it 1-0 Colorado. He snapped Nazem Kadri’s pass far side past Oettinger’s blocker from the right circle hash.

Robertson tied it 1-1 at 6:18 of the second period. Nathan Bastian’s initial shot from the right circle hit the right post and caromed over to Robertson at the left dot for the second chance, which he got past Wedgewood short side from the left dot with a wrist shot.