Closer than it looks! (Avs vs Stars Game 1)

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Published on April 20, 2025 4:31:57 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70QTJ9wSA3U

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Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist for the Colorado Avalanche in a 5-1 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center on Saturday.

Artturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews and Charlie Coyle also scored, and Logan O’Connor had two assists for the Avalanche, who are the No. 3 seed from the Central Division. Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves.

Roope Hintz scored, and Jake Oettinger made 19 saves for the Stars, who are the No. 2 seed in the Central.

Game 2 of the best-of-7 series will be in Dallas on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, ESPN, ALT2, TVAS-D, SN360).

Dallas killed off a 5-on-3 power play of 1:24 by Colorado at 13:22 of the first period after forwards Mason Marchment and Wyatt Johnston took separate tripping penalties.

Lehkonen gave Colorado a 1-0 lead at 9:30 of the second period when he followed up his own rebound on a shot from the right face-off circle and had the puck bounce in off his shin pad.

MacKinnon extended it to 2-0 at 16:38 on the power play with a shot from the top of the left circle that deflected off Dallas defender Ilya Lyubushkin.

Hintz cut it to 2-1 with a power-play goal at 6:45 of the third period, deflecting a Thomas Harley point shot in the slot moments after Blackwood's stick became lodged into the side of the net.

Toews extended it to 3-1 at 12:56 with a backdoor tap-in deflection off a feed from Josh Manson.

MacKinnon pushed it to 4-1 with his second goal of the game at 16:52, scoring into the empty net.

Coyle then scored on a rebound shot from the slot at 17:03 for the 5-1 final.

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