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First Round · Game 6

Stars at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 DAL leads 4–3

Avalanche, First Round Game 6, beat Stars 7–4 at Ball Arena on May 1, 2025.

DAL – COL
26–48
Shots on goal
1/1–0/2
Power play
19–46
Hits
17–14
Blocked shots
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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
Roope Hintz
2 G, 2 A
5 shots · 16:41 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Mikko Rantanen
1 G, 3 A
2 shots · 17:33 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Cale Makar
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 28:20 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Go-ahead 1st · 06:29
Assists: Brock Nelson, Gabriel Landeskog · beat Jake Oettinger
0–1
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen 1st · 18:40
Assists: Cale Makar, Martin Necas · beat Jake Oettinger
0–2
2nd period
⭐ Roope Hintz PP 2nd · 01:18
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–2
⭐ Mikael Granlund Tying 2nd · 03:41
Assists: Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–2
🏔️ Martin Necas Go-ahead 2nd · 04:34
Assists: Cale Makar, Devon Toews · beat Jake Oettinger
2–3
⭐ Roope Hintz Tying 2nd · 07:51
Assists: Mikko Rantanen · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
3–3
⭐ Mikko Rantanen Go-ahead 2nd · 18:35
Assists: Roope Hintz, Cody Ceci · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
4–3
3rd period
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Tying 3rd · 06:02
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog, Brock Nelson · beat Jake Oettinger
4–4
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Go-ahead 3rd · 09:04
Unassisted · beat Jake Oettinger
4–5
🏔️ Josh Manson Empty net 3rd · 18:44
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon
4–6
🏔️ Cale Makar Empty net 3rd · 19:03
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon
4–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Johnston · Duchene · Rantanen 17:33
L2 Granlund · Hintz · Seguin 16:41
L3 Marchment · Bäck · Steel 13:55
L4 Benn · Blackwell · Dadonov 12:38
D1 Harley · Lindell 25:56
D2 Ceci · Lyubushkin 21:32
D3 Petrovic · Bichsel 11:32
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Necas 21:07
L2 Landeskog · Nelson · Nichushkin 18:20
L3 Kelly · Drury · O'Connor 12:02
L4 Drouin · Kiviranta · Coyle 9:25
D1 Makar · Toews 25:52
D2 Lindgren · Girard 17:26
D3 Manson · Malinski 14:35

Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL COL🏔️
26 Shots on goal 48
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
19 Hits 46
17 Blocked shots 14
2 Takeaways 6
11 Giveaways 12
4 Penalty minutes 2
DAL shooting 15.4% (4/26) COL shooting 14.6% (7/48)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Jake Oettinger
41/46
.891 SV% · 5 GA · 58:17 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Mackenzie Blackwood
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Valeri Nichushkin · 1st 06:29 · 0–1 Artturi Lehkonen · 1st 18:40 · 0–2 Roope Hintz · 2nd 01:18 · 1–2 Mikael Granlund · 2nd 03:41 · 2–2 Martin Necas · 2nd 04:34 · 2–3 Roope Hintz · 2nd 07:51 · 3–3 Mikko Rantanen · 2nd 18:35 · 4–3 Valeri Nichushkin · 3rd 06:02 · 4–4 Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 09:04 · 4–5 Josh Manson · 3rd 18:44 · 4–6 Cale Makar · 3rd 19:03 · 4–7
DAL COL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Stars
Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Stars
Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-2-1 (77% win rate, 13 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-7-2 (31% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

All →
Apr 282025 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 2–6 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
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Who won Stars vs Avalanche on May 1, 2025?

Avalanche won 7–4. The final score was Stars 4, Avalanche 7.

Who scored for Stars?

Roope Hintz (2), Mikael Granlund, Mikko Rantanen.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Valeri Nichushkin (2), Artturi Lehkonen, Cale Makar, Josh Manson, Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Jake Oettinger made 41 saves on 46 shots (.891 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⭐ Stars
BeforeApr 28 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 2–6 AfterMay 3 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 2–4
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeApr 28 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 2–6 AfterMay 3 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 2–4
Also on May 1
🍁TOR 4–2 🏛️OTT 🎰VGK 3–2 🌲MIN 👑LAK 4–6 🛢️EDM
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