DALLAS (AP) — Kari Lehtonen made 32 saves in his first appearance of the preseason, James Neal had a goal and an assist and the Dallas Stars held on for a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
Steve Ott added a power-play goal and Brad Richards had two assists for the Stars (1-1).
Patrick Bordeleau’s goal off a rebound ended Lehtonen’s shutout bid at 9:15 of the third period.
Lehtonen, set as the starter after the Stars opted not to re-sign free-agent Marty Turco during the summer, denied Ryan O’Reilly on a breakaway midway through the second period.
