Series Coverage

Mikko Rantanen had his second hat trick in as many games Wednesday, lifting the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Second Round. But his epic Game 7 hat trick for the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of the first

DALLAS -- It’s not just that Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer is 9-0 in Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, setting the NHL record for Game 7 wins. It’s how. “It’s memories for a lifetime,” he said. DeBoer’s latest win was unforgettable. The Stars trailed 2-0 in the third

Here are the results from the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs:

The Colorado Avalanche were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Dallas Stars with a 4-2 loss in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round on Saturday. It was the second time in as many seasons they lost to the Stars after a six-game, second-round loss in 2024.

DALLAS -- Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and an assist, and the Dallas Stars rallied with four straight goals in the third period to eliminate the Colorado Avalanche with a 4-2 win in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center on Saturday.

DALLAS -- Mikko Rantanen got his revenge. The Dallas Stars were minutes from elimination Saturday when he exploded for three goals and an assist, leading his new team to a 4-2 win in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round against the team that had traded him, the Colorado

DALLAS -- The Colorado Avalanche will go for their first Game 7 victory in 23 years and the Dallas Stars will try to win a Game 7 for the third year in a row when they conclude the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center on Saturday (8 p.m.

DENVER -- You can argue about the format for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, or you can embrace it, because this is what it can create. Game 7. Colorado Avalanche. Dallas Stars. Western Conference First Round. We’re getting a conference-final-level, winner-take-all matchup at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday (8

DENVER -- It wasn’t funny for the Dallas Stars, but what else could they do? “Yeah, you just laugh, I think,” goalie Jake Oettinger said. “Can’t make it up.” This was the winning goal in the Colorado Avalanche’s 7-4 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at

DENVER -- Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, and the Colorado Avalanche avoided elimination with a 7-4 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Ball Arena on Thursday.

The Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche will play Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS). The Avalanche forced the deciding game with a 7-4 win in Game 6 at Ball Arena on Thursday. “Now

DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche will try to avoid elimination against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Ball Arena on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, MAX, TBS, ALT, SNE, SN360, TVAS). The Avalanche have not come back from a 3-2 deficit to win

DENVER -- On Tuesday, Cale Makar was announced as a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which goes to the NHL's best defenseman as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. On Wednesday, he was announced as a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, which goes to the NHL's most outstanding

In the latest episode of “Never Offside with Julie & Cat,” released on Tuesday, hosts Julie Petry (married to Jeff Petry) and Cat Toffoli (married to Tyler Toffoli) welcomed Melissa Landeskog to the show to discuss her husband Gabriel Landeskog’s return to the NHL and the moment he scored his

DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche have faith in goalie Mackenzie Blackwood's ability to bounce back in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena on Thursday. "He's a demanding guy," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Tuesday. "[He] puts a lot of pressure on

DENVER -- Here is a slice of life in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pete DeBoer knows Denver well from years of coaching against the Colorado Avalanche, and he’ll be back with the Dallas Stars for Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round on Thursday. Dallas leads the best-of-7 series

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars have been riding their Harley in the Western Conference First Round. Thomas Harley leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs in average ice time at 28:39, and his 16 blocked shots are tied for first with Devon Toews of the Colorado Avalanche. The defenseman is tied for

DALLAS -- Mikko Rantanen fired the puck into the net and raised his left arm in triumph as the crowd roared at American Airlines Center on Monday. The first teammate to reach him was center Roope Hintz, a fellow native of Finland. Hintz wrapped his right arm around Rantanen’s neck,

DALLAS -- Wyatt Johnston scored two goals, including the first just nine seconds into the game, and had an assist for the Dallas Stars in a 6-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center on Monday.

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars want more from their top players in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round against the Colorado Avalanche at American Airlines Center on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, ESPN, ALT, SN360, SN, TVAS). The best-of-7 series is tied 2-2, but Colorado has outscored Dallas

DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche are heading to Dallas with a plan to regain the lead in their Western Conference First Round series against the Stars in Game 5 on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, ESPN, ALT, SN360, SN, TVAS). It starts with modeling their play from Saturday’s 4-0 win

DENVER -- Esa Lindell and Tyler Seguin were sitting in the press box at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on April 14, when the Dallas Stars were playing the Detroit Red Wings. Lindell was resting for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Seguin was missing his 58th straight game with a hip

DENVER -- As Gabriel Landeskog talked about his comeback from a knee injury recently, Colorado Avalanche teammate Nathan MacKinnon laughed in his head. “He was like, ‘I don’t think there’s a difference between a month off or three years off,’” MacKinnon said. “And I was thinking like, ‘Hmm. Like, whatever.’

DENVER -- Gabriel Landeskog scored his first goal in nearly three years, and the Colorado Avalanche shut out the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Ball Arena on Saturday.

Gabriel Landeskog is back and better than ever. The Colorado Avalanche captain scored his first goal since 2022 during Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena on Saturday. With a 2-0 lead in the second period, Landeskog received the puck from forward