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First Round · Game 5

Avalanche at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 DAL leads 4–3

Stars, First Round Game 5, beat Avalanche 6–2 at American Airlines Center on April 28, 2025.

COL – DAL
28–27
Shots on goal
0/3–1/4
Power play
51–29
Hits
17–21
Blocked shots
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

COL vs DAL · DAL leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
5–1
Final · COL
Game 2
3–4
OT · DAL
Game 3
2–1
OT · DAL
Game 4
0–4
Final · COL
Game 5
2–6
Final · DAL
Game 6
4–7
Final · COL
Game 7
2–4
Final · DAL

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Wyatt Johnston
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 21:24 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Mikko Rantanen
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 17:18 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Roope Hintz
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 18:24 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Wyatt Johnston Go-ahead 1st · 00:09
Assists: Evgenii Dadonov, Cody Ceci · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–1
⭐ Thomas Harley 1st · 19:15
Assists: Wyatt Johnston · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–2
2nd period
⭐ Mikko Rantanen 2nd · 01:12
Assists: Roope Hintz, Ilya Lyubushkin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–3
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen 2nd · 12:11
Assists: Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Jake Oettinger
1–3
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 2nd · 14:38
Assists: Devon Toews, Martin Necas · beat Jake Oettinger
2–3
⭐ Wyatt Johnston PP 2nd · 16:48
Assists: Matt Duchene, Mikko Rantanen · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–4
⭐ Mason Marchment 2nd · 18:32
Assists: Alexander Petrovic, Tyler Seguin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–5
3rd period
⭐ Roope Hintz Empty net 3rd · 17:55
Assists: Mikko Rantanen
2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Necas 18:40
L2 Landeskog · Nelson · Nichushkin 16:31
L3 Drouin · Coyle · Drury 14:03
L4 Kiviranta · Kelly · O'Connor 11:05
D1 Makar · Toews 23:26
D2 Manson · Lindgren 17:27
D3 Girard · Malinski 14:54
⭐Stars
L1 Johnston · Hintz · Rantanen 18:24
L2 Benn · Marchment · Duchene 15:29
L3 Granlund · Steel · Dadonov 13:47
L4 Seguin · Blackwell · Bäck 11:29
D1 Harley · Lindell 24:48
D2 Ceci · Lyubushkin 20:24
D3 Petrovic · Bichsel 11:46

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL DAL⭐
28 Shots on goal 27
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
51 Hits 29
17 Blocked shots 21
8 Takeaways 3
13 Giveaways 15
34 Penalty minutes 32
COL shooting 7.1% (2/28) DAL shooting 22.2% (6/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Mackenzie Blackwood
13/18
.722 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI
Scott Wedgewood Shutout
8/8
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:30 TOI
⭐Stars
Jake Oettinger
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Wyatt Johnston · 1st 00:09 · 0–1 Thomas Harley · 1st 19:15 · 0–2 Mikko Rantanen · 2nd 01:12 · 0–3 Artturi Lehkonen · 2nd 12:11 · 1–3 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 14:38 · 2–3 Wyatt Johnston · 2nd 16:48 · 2–4 Mason Marchment · 2nd 18:32 · 2–5 Roope Hintz · 3rd 17:55 · 2–6
COL DAL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–5
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

All →
Apr 262025 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 0–4 Apr 232025 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 2–1 OT Apr 212025 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 3–4 OT Apr 192025 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 5–1 Mar 162025 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 3–4 OT
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Who won Avalanche vs Stars on April 28, 2025?

Stars won 6–2. The final score was Avalanche 2, Stars 6.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon.

Who scored for Stars?

Wyatt Johnston (2), Mason Marchment, Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz, Thomas Harley.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 13 saves on 18 shots (.722 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Jake Oettinger made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeApr 26 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 0–4 AfterMay 1 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 4–7
⭐ Stars
BeforeApr 26 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 0–4 AfterMay 1 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 4–7
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