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Series Coverage

5/8/2025 7:31 PM UTC

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Rantanen hat trick puts capper on Hockey Fights Cancer donation

May 8, 2025

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

5/5/2025 3:23 AM UTC

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DeBoer gets another lifelong memory in latest Game 7 win as Stars coach

May 5, 2025

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

5/5/2025 3:15 AM UTC

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2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs 1st round schedule

May 5, 2025

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

5/4/2025 4:39 PM UTC

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Avalanche eliminated from playoffs due to Rantanen's performance, special teams

May 4, 2025

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.

5/4/2025 5:44 AM UTC

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Rantanen gets hat trick, Stars rally past Avalanche in 3rd to win Game 7

May 4, 2025

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.

5/4/2025 5:23 AM UTC

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Rantanen has hat trick, 4 points for Stars in 3rd period of Game 7 to eliminate former Avalanche teammates

May 4, 2025

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

5/3/2025 6:38 PM UTC

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Avalanche at Stars, Western Conference 1st Round Game 7 preview

May 3, 2025

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.

5/3/2025 3:35 AM UTC

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Stars-Avalanche 1st-round series is match made in 7

May 3, 2025

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

5/2/2025 7:21 AM UTC

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Stars look to respond again, ‘earn some bounces’ after tough Game 6 loss

May 2, 2025

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

5/2/2025 6:44 AM UTC

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Avalanche rally past Stars in Game 6, push West 1st Round to limit

May 2, 2025

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.

5/2/2025 4:53 AM UTC

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Stars, Avalanche to play Game 7 for trip to Western 2nd Round

May 2, 2025

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

5/1/2025 7:08 PM UTC

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Stars at Avalanche, Western Conference 1st Round Game 6 preview

May 1, 2025

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

4/30/2025 8:21 PM UTC

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Makar focused on keeping season alive for Avalanche, not awards

April 30, 2025

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

4/29/2025 10:35 PM UTC

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Landeskog’s wife discusses husband’s return on ‘Never Offside’ podcast

April 29, 2025

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

4/29/2025 8:55 PM UTC

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Avalanche keeping faith in Blackwood facing elimination against Stars in Game 6

April 29, 2025

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

4/29/2025 8:37 PM UTC

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Stars coach weighs in on Rocky Mountain pie

April 29, 2025

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

4/29/2025 6:21 PM UTC

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Harley stepping up, playing big minutes to help Stars get 1 win from West 2nd Round

April 29, 2025

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

4/29/2025 6:48 AM UTC

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Rantanen breaks through in ‘awesome’ Game 5, helps Stars take series lead

April 29, 2025

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,

4/29/2025 6:15 AM UTC

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Stars score early, defeat Avalanche in Game 5

April 29, 2025

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.

4/28/2025 6:53 PM UTC

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Avalanche at Stars, Western Conference 1st Round Game 5 preview

April 28, 2025

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

4/27/2025 8:23 PM UTC

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Avalanche seeking ‘same mentality’ in Game 5 after tying West 1st Round

April 27, 2025

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

4/27/2025 4:50 PM UTC

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Lindell ‘one of those invaluable guys’ for Stars

April 27, 2025

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

4/27/2025 6:46 AM UTC

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Landeskog accelerates comeback with Avalanche in Game 4 win against Stars

April 27, 2025

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.’

4/27/2025 6:41 AM UTC

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Landeskog scores 1st goal in 3 years, Avalanche blank Stars in Game 4 to tie West 1st Round

April 27, 2025

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.

4/27/2025 3:59 AM UTC

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Landeskog scores 1st goal since 2022, Avalanche fans go wild at Ball Arena

April 27, 2025

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