Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars: Game 2 preview, predictions and odds | Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1, April 21, 2025

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Game 1 to take a 1-0 series lead. Game 2 goes down on Monday, April 21, at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Colorado finished the year third in the Central Division with a record of 49-29-4. Dallas, meanwhile, finished second in the division with a record of 50-26-6.

Avalanche vs Stars: Head-to-head & key stats

Colorado went 2-1 against Dallas this season, and is 1-0 in the playoffs
Colorado is allowing 2.81 goals per game
The Stars are allowing 2.7 goals per game
The Avs are 23-17-1 on the road
Dallas is averaging 3.35 goals per game
The Avalanche are averaging 3.32 goals per game
Dallas is 28-10-3 at home

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars: Preview

Colorado won the first game 5-1. The Avalanche were led by Nathan MacKinnon, who had two goals and an assist, Logan O'Connor had two assists, while Charlie Coyle, Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews all scored.

The Avs will start MacKenzie Blackwood, who's 22-12-3 with a 2.33 GAA and a .913 SV% since being traded to Colorado. In his career against Dallas, he's 0-4-1 with a 3.60 GAA and a .902 SV%. But, in the playoffs, he's 1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .902 SV%.

Dallas, meanwhile, struggled to score in Game 1. Their offense was led by Matt Duchene, who has 82 points. Jason Robertson has 80 points, Wyatt Johnston has 71 points, and Roope Hintz has 67 points.

The Stars will start Jake Oettinger, who's one of the best goalies in the NHL. Oettinger went 36-18-4 with a 2.59 GAA and a .909 SV% in the regular season. In his career against Colorado, he's 5-3-2 with a 3.14 GAA and a .911 SV%. In Game 1, he had a 4.02 GAA and a .826 SV%.

Avalanche vs Stars: Odds & Prediction

Colorado is a -148 favorite while Dallas is a +124 underdog, and the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Avalanche played great in Game 1, while Dallas was banged up, with Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen injured. The Stars need to win this game to at least have the series tied going into Colorado.

Ultimately, Dallas should play much better, as should Oettinger, as the Stars will even up the series here.

Prediction: Stars 4, Avalanche 2.

Avalanche vs Stars: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Dallas ML (+124)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-125)

Tip 3: Nathan MacKinnon 4+ shots on goal (-135)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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