Avalanche strike early, roll past Stars

DENVER — Nathan Mackinnon and Josh Manson scored first-period goals to back Alexandar Georgiev, who had 41 saves, as Colorado beat Dallas 4-1 on Saturday. Logan O’connor and Dryden Hunt also scored for the Avalanche, and Manson added an assist.

Colorado was called for five minor penalties in the second period and killed off four of them. Jamie Benn got the lone power-play goal for the Stars.

Scott Wedgewood stopped 32 shots for Dallas, which was coming off a home overtime loss to Winnipeg. Jason Robertson had an assist after three straight multi-goal games for the Stars.