Necas and MacKinnon Set the Standard Dallas Couldn’t Match Around the Net
Colorado played without Cale Makar and used only 17 skaters, yet Martin Nečas and Nathan MacKinnon made the decisive plays in a 3-2 win over Dallas.
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Colorado played without Cale Makar and used only 17 skaters, yet Martin Nečas and Nathan MacKinnon made the decisive plays in a 3-2 win over Dallas.
C.J. Stroud ran for a touchdown and threw another as Houston pulled away from Tennessee, winning 26-3 at Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
Dallas outscored Houston in every quarter, turning a one-point first-quarter edge into a 132-115 road victory Sunday at Venetian Arena.
Kyrie Irving scored 17 points as Dallas pulled away from Houston after halftime, winning 132-115 in a preseason game Sunday in Macao.
Darryn Peterson had 14 points and five assists as Utah pulled away in the third quarter, then held off San Antonio for a 119-109 preseason victory Monday at Delta Center.
Duncan McGuire scored in the second minute of stoppage time as Houston Dynamo FC drew Minnesota United FC 2-2 Saturday at Allianz Field.
Nashville SC scored four times, including twice after the 88th minute, to defeat Austin FC 4-1 Saturday at Q2 Stadium.
Idan Toklomati scored twice, including in the second minute of stoppage time, as Charlotte FC rallied from two goals down to beat FC Dallas 3-2 on Saturday.
Rickard Rakell scored the deciding shootout goal as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.
Tari Eason scored 20 points, and Houston used a dominant second quarter to defeat Dallas 135-117 Friday at Venetian Arena.
Houston used a 38-point second quarter to build a 20-point halftime lead and beat Dallas 135-117 on Friday. Tari Eason scored 20 points for the Rockets.
Luke Kennard scored 20 points, and Phoenix held off San Antonio’s fourth-quarter push for a 102-98 victory Saturday. The Suns improved to 1-2, while the Spurs fell to 0-2.
Bucky Irving ran for 165 yards and scored twice as Tampa Bay put up 17 third-quarter points to beat Dallas 24-16 Thursday at AT&T Stadium.
Atlanta trailed San Antonio 39-20 after one quarter but outscored the Spurs the rest of the way to win 123-116 in a preseason game Thursday at Frost Bank Center.
Mikko Rantanen tallied four points as the visiting Dallas Stars shut out the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 at KeyBank Center on Thursday.
Dallas scored four times on 18 shots in Buffalo, forcing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to deal with a rush finish, screened shot, rebound and power-play snipe.
Quinnen Williams viewed his Sunday breakthrough as progress, then used Wednesday’s assessment to raise the Cowboys’ requirement: coordinated, repeatable pressure rather than one favorable matchup.
Dak Prescott expects Dallas to be ready for Tampa Bay, but Tyler Smith’s limited participation creates an offensive-line variable the Cowboys must prepare around rather than wish away.
Mikko Rantanen’s third-period wrist shot completed Dallas’ 5-0 victory over San Jose, adding a useful final touch without rewriting how the Stars built their lead.
The Dallas Stars defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Monday, with Jason Robertson and Jamie Benn leading a dominant offensive effort at American Airlines Center.
Javonte Williams scored his third touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the Cowboys ahead, and CeeDee Lamb’s final catch sealed a 34-30 win over the winless Texans.