Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche lost 5-4 in a shootout against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. After two strong wins against LA Kings and Utah Mammoth, the Avs faced tough competition against Dallas.

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Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) shoots and scores a third period goal past Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ryan Lindgren (55) in Game 7 of a Stanley Cup opening round playoff game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, May 3, 2025. Rantanen had a hat trick as the Stars won the game and the series, 4-2.

The Colorado Avalanche spent all of training camp talking about how why this season can be different than the last.

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It’s quite something to be an NHLer who has played 1,500 games. It’s even more impressive to do it while riding a games-played ironman streak of 927 games – the fourth-longest ironman streak in league history – while also being an important part of a legitimate Stanley Cup frontrunner in the Colorado Avalanche.

The evening of season openers ends as the Avs visit the Kings in L.A. The puck drops on an all-new season of NHL action on Tuesday, Oct. 7 with a tripleheader of games beginning at 5 p.m. ET and airing on ESPN.

"We're all (Denver Broncos) fans in here," Avs defenseman Cale Makar told reporters Monday. "Let's get that out of the way."