NHL Playoff Preview: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 5/1/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 5/1/2025

Dallas Stars (3-2-0) at Colorado Avalanche (2-1-2)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Thursday, May 1
Time: 9:30 pm EST
TV: TBS/SNE/SN360/TVAS/ALT
Radio:
Dallas – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Dallas: +1.5 ML +150
Colorado: -1.5 ML -180
O/U 6.5

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Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars head to Colorado with a chance to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They won game three in Colorado 2-1 in overtime. The Stars are averaging 2.6 goals per game in this series. Jake Oettinger is posting a 2.58 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. He stopped 26 of the 28 shots he faced in Monday’s win.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche look to keep their season alive and force game seven. They are now averaging three goals per game in this series. Mackenzie Blackwood is posting a 2.38 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage. He was pulled after the second period in game five after he allowed five goals on 18 shots. Scott Wedgewood, in relief, stopped all eight shots he faced.

Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Granlund-Hintz-Rantanen
Marchment-Duchene-Seguin
Benn-Johnston-Dadanov
Back-Steel-Blackwell

Lindell-Ceci
Harley-Lyubushkin
Bichsel-Petrovic

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Landeskog-Nelson-Nichushkin  
Drouin-Coyle-Kiviranta Wood
Kelly-Drury-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
Lindgren-Malinski

Blackwood  
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Dallas Stars

Wyatt Johnston had 71 points this season on 33 goals and 38 assists. He has two goals and three assists in this series. In the regular season, in three games, he recorded five assists against the Avalanche.

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon had 116 points this season on 38 goals and 84 assists. He has five goals and two assists in this series. In three meetings in the regular season against the Stars, he had an assist in every game.

Injury Report:

Dallas Stars

LW Jason Robertson – Out
D Nils Lundkvist – IR
D Miro Heiskenen – IR

Colorado Avalanche

D Tucker Poolman – IR
C Ross Colton – DTD

Next Game

Game 7: Saturday, May 3 at American Airlines Arena (If Necessary)

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