DENVER -- Kari Lehtonen and the Dallas Stars put together a nice finish for a lousy road trip.Lehtonen had 23 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Saturday night.Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Eaves and Curtis McKenzie also scored. Dallas finished 1-2-1 on its trip to St. Louis, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Colorado.Obviously we didnt want to end it with a loss so we came out prepared, Eaves said. I thought we played a structured game. This building has been tough on us in the past.Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves for the Avalanche, who were shut out for the fifth time this season.Colorado played most of the game with five defensemen after Erik Johnson broke a leg blocking Seguins shot in the second period. Johnson will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.Injuries is not excuse, but it helps to have some of those guys in the lineup, coach Jared Bednar said.Lehtonen was sharp in his 35th career shutout, but he didnt face a lot of prime scoring chances. The Stars also were unable to generate many offensive opportunities, but they capitalized on a couple of openings.McKenzie scored at 5:08 of the first period and Seguin added a power-play goal at 6:02 of the second. Jason Spezza nearly made it 3-0 late in the third but his shot on an odd-man rush clipped the post.I said (Saturday) morning I liked five of our last six periods and tonight I liked all three and we finally got rewarded, coach Lindy Ruff said. It was good to see us play that well away from the puck. Its attention to detail and we were able to maintain that for three periods.The Stars outshot the Avalanche in the second and third periods, holding them to 10 total shots while putting up 21.Its nice but it was really like a whole team shutout, Lehtonen said. They took some chances in the first but then after that we just played really solid and that is real nice.The Avalanche pulled Varlamov for an extra attacker, but Eaves picked up an empty-netter for his 10th goal of the season.Penalty kill had big kills for us, power play got one, goalie made some key saves when we needed them, Seguin said. A lot we can build off from tonight.Colorado went 0-4-1 on its homestand. The Avalanches 19 points are the fewest in the NHL.Just playing horrible hockey, center Nathan MacKinnon said. It starts with us key guys. All of us need to be better. We havent been good this homestand; weve been pretty bad.The last-place Avalanche havent scored more than three goals in their last eight games and are 2-5-1 in that stretch.Game notes Stars F Patrick Sharp (concussion symptoms) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Thursday. Sharp has missed 15 games this season due to injury. ... Colorado C Rocco Grimaldi was recalled from San Antonio of the AHL on Friday and made his NHL debut against Dallas. ... Avalanche LW Gabriel Landeskog (lower body) skated Saturday morning and should be on the upcoming four-game road trip. He has been out since Nov. 14.UP NEXTStars: Host Calgary on Tuesday night.Avalanche: Play at Nashville on Tuesday night. Blue Jays Jerseys China . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. 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Geelong ruckman Zac Smith says its important his side bank a percentage-boosting AFL win on Sunday when they face Essendon.The Cats are locked in a tight battle for a top-four berth, with just 0.1 of a percentage point separating them and fifth-placed Adelaide on the ladder.Smith acknowledged his team must make the most of a meeting with cellar-dwelling Essendon.Its a big opportunity to boost our percentage, Smith said on Thursday.Weve got a really big opportunity over the next month.Obviously, we want to get the win and the four points but, to boost your percentage, when its this close, would be a really big bonus.The Crows will look to do the same against Brisbane in round 20.Its so tight at the top ... its going tto be a really, really tight squeeze - particularly into the top four, Smith said.ddddddddddddGeelong struggled when they faced Essendon in round four at the MCG, only kicking clear in the final quarter to prevail by 30 points.Chris Scotts side face Essendon, Richmond, Brisbane and Melbourne in a cushy run to September.However, three of Geelongs five defeats this year have come against sides in the bottom half of the ladder.Hopefully, we learned our lesson from those few games we dropped earlier in the season, Smith said.We really need to win these games to have a real crack at the finals. 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