Stars prevail in OT to spoil Gabriel Landeskog’s return for Avalanche

Tyler Seguin scored 5:31 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night to steal home ice back in their Western Conference Quarterfinal series.Jamie Benn also scored and Jake Oettinger turned away 27 shots for Dallas, which leads the series 2-1.Game 4 is Saturday night in Denver.Mason Marchment carried the puck down low and backhanded a pass to Seguin as he skated toward the net. Seguin tipped it by Mackenzie Blackwood for the Stars’ second overtime win of the series.The loss spoiled the return of Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog.Landeskog had not played since lifting the Stanley Cup on June 26, 2022. A right knee injury required four surgeries, including cartilage replacement.He played three games with Colorado’s AHL affiliate and was activated off injured reserve on Tuesday.Landeskog received a thunderous ovation when he was introduced with the top line before the opening faceoff.Valeri Nichushkin scored and Blackwood made 26 saves for the Avalanche, which couldn’t capitalize on a four-minute power play at the end of regulation and the start of overtime.