The Dallas Stars closed out their four-game road trip with another loss, dropping a 6-4 decision against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.



After piecing together a four-game win streak, the Stars went on the road to Vegas, Anaheim, San Jose and Colorado and lost each game.



Tyler Seguin scored twice, while Jamie Benn and Esa Lindell also scored for Dallas in the loss.



1. Amazing as it sounds, the Stars were actually fortunate to only be down 3-0 after the first period.



Colorado scored five times in the period, but two were called back for goalie interference — and really those calls could have gone either way. The Avalanche also hit the post early in the period, so it conceivably could have been 6-0 before the first period even ended.



And if you are looking for excuses, there are none.



If anything, the Avalanche had the excuse and reasons to defend a slow start. They were completing a back-to-back and didn’t get back to...