Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 8:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Playoffs Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5–3 on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Colorado Avalanche	5	50-25-7
at Dallas Stars	3	52-21-9

News about this game

Hintz to Miss Game 5 Against Avalanche Due to Upper-Body Injury

Wed, May 15, 2024

Roope Hintz out with injury for Game 5 vs. Avalanche, Chris Tanev in. Faksa replaces Hintz. Dallas leads series 3-1.
Makar's Key Goals Spark Avalanche's Stunning Comeback Win Over Stars in Exciting Game 5

Wed, May 15, 2024

Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5, led by Makar's 2 goals. Mittelstadt and MacKinnon also score, extending the series. Game 6 on Friday in Colorado.
Avalanche Narrow Series Gap to 3-2 with a 5-3 Win over Stars in Game 5

Wed, May 15, 2024

Avalanche defeat Stars 5-3 in Game 5, trailing series 3-2. Makar nets two, Mittelstadt breaks tie, MacKinnon scores late. Oettinger (DAL) 23 saves, Georgiev (COL) 22 saves. Game 6 in Denver.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	1	3	5
Dallas Stars	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	10	8	27
Dallas Stars	8	8	10	26

Three stars

C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Pavelski, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:03	Dallas Stars	Joe Pavelski (1)	Matt Duchene (4), Jason Robertson (8)	Even strength	COL 0, DAL 1
1st	19:59	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (6)	Nathan MacKinnon (10)	Power play	COL 1, DAL 1
2nd	11:39	Dallas Stars	Miro Heiskanen (5)	Jason Robertson (9), Joe Pavelski (2)	Power play	COL 1, DAL 2
2nd	17:24	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (4)	Jonathan Drouin (2), Mikko Rantanen (10)	Power play	COL 2, DAL 2
3rd	01:12	Colorado Avalanche	Casey Mittelstadt (3)	Zach Parise (1), Samuel Girard (3)	Even strength	COL 3, DAL 2
3rd	04:28	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 4, DAL 2
3rd	05:44	Dallas Stars	Logan Stankoven (3)	Esa Lindell (1)	Even strength	COL 4, DAL 3
3rd	16:50	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (4)	Artturi Lehkonen (5), Josh Manson (5)	Even strength	COL 5, DAL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Dallas Stars
Shots on goal	27	26
Power play	2 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	36	22
Blocked shots	10	15
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	8	10
Faceoffs won	33/73 (45.2%)	40/73 (54.8%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:45
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:40
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		06:23
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	66.7%	13:19
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	0	0	57.1%	24:04
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:39
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0	36.4%	24:20
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	43.8%	15:41
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	3	2	1	100%	21:46
Number 73 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	02:16
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		11:57
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	20%	20:20
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:57
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		24:20
Number 8 C. Makar	D	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	1		26:46
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		14:24
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	8	1	0		21:14
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		19:50

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	26	23	3	.885	60:00	Win

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 L. Stankoven	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		15:00
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	58.3%	12:24
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	66.7%	17:59
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:57
Number 16 J. Pavelski	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	50%	18:44
Number 18 S. Steel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	13:55
Number 21 J. Robertson	L	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:55
Number 27 M. Marchment	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		13:27
Number 53 W. Johnston	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0	55.6%	20:29
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		12:15
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	64.3%	16:37
Number 95 M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	44.4%	13:32
Number 3 C. Tanev	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6	0		19:59
Number 4 M. Heiskanen	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2	1		27:59
Number 5 N. Lundkvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:28
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0	0		17:56
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	2	4	0		23:00
Number 55 T. Harley	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		22:33

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Oettinger	27	22	5	.815	58:10	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:34	Colorado Avalanche	Jonathan Drouin	Tripping	2
1st	18:32	Dallas Stars	Ryan Suter	Holding the stick	2
2nd	11:20	Colorado Avalanche	Devon Toews	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	16:16	Dallas Stars	Chris Tanev	High sticking	2
3rd	06:59	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:59	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Tripping	2
3rd	18:49	Dallas Stars	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Dallas Stars head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Garrett Rank, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Chris Wagner, Brad Hunt, Fredrik Olofsson, Caleb Jones, Riley Tufte, Keaton Middleton, Arvid Holm, Ivan Prosvetov, Nikolai Kovalenko, Trent Miner, Jack Ahcan, Jean-Luc Foudy, Sam Malinski
Dallas Stars scratches: Alexander Petrovic, Jani Hakanpää, Derrick Pouliot, Roope Hintz, Ty Dellandrea, Mavrik Bourque, Lian Bichsel

2023-2024 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 4, 2024
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Dallas Stars 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 7, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Tue, May 7, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Thu, May 9, 2024
Dallas Stars 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, May 11, 2024
Dallas Stars 5 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, May 13, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Dallas Stars 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Wed, May 15, 2024
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, May 17, 2024
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars	Postponed Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sun, May 19, 2024