Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog returned to the lineup for the first time, but the Dallas Stars came away with the Game 3 victory.

DENVER -- Gabriel Landeskog will play his first game in almost three years when the Colorado Avalanche host the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Ball Arena on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, ESPN, ALT, TVAS2, SN360).

After sustaining a serious injury during the 2021-22 NHL season, Colorado Avalanche star winger Gabriel Landeskog returned to the ice for the first time in 1,032 days on Wednesday night at home. Landeskog last played in the NHL during his team's Stanley Cup run,