Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

Monday, April 21, 2025, 9:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime on Monday, April 21, 2025 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	49-29-4
at Dallas Stars	4	50-26-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	2	0	0	3
Dallas Stars	1	1	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Colorado Avalanche	10	11	8	8	37
Dallas Stars	9	12	10	8	39

Three stars

C. Blackwell, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
T. Harley, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:48	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (3)	Cale Makar (2), Jonathan Drouin (2)	Power play	COL 1, DAL 0
1st	19:06	Dallas Stars	Tyler Seguin (1)	Mason Marchment (1), Jamie Benn (1)	Power play	COL 1, DAL 1
2nd	03:40	Dallas Stars	Thomas Harley (1)	Sam Steel (1), Oskar Bäck (1)	Even strength	COL 1, DAL 2
2nd	04:42	Colorado Avalanche	Jack Drury (1)	Logan O'Connor (3), Ryan Lindgren (2)	Even strength	COL 2, DAL 2
2nd	19:27	Colorado Avalanche	Logan O'Connor (1)	Artturi Lehkonen (1), Samuel Girard (1)	Even strength	COL 3, DAL 2
3rd	10:13	Dallas Stars	Evgenii Dadonov (1)	Wyatt Johnston (2)	Even strength	COL 3, DAL 3
OT	17:46	Dallas Stars	Colin Blackwell (1)	Sam Steel (2), Cody Ceci (1)	Even strength	COL 3, DAL 4

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	37	39
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	45	45
Blocked shots	18	19
Giveaways	17	15
Takeaways	11	7
Faceoffs won	37/68 (54.4%)	31/68 (45.6%)

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 10 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	6	0	0	73.3%	16:19
Number 11 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	44.4%	19:11
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0		25:30
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	0	0		14:59
Number 18 J. Drury	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0	20%	16:22
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	1	1	2	+2	2	1	2	0	0		17:44
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	22:07
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	7	0	0		12:42
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	0	1	59.3%	24:53
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0		22:43
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		24:28
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	4	0	0		13:31
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2	0		15:38
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	7	0		33:52
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	1	1	0	0	6	2	1	0		30:53
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	4	0	0		23:56
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	1	0		21:03
Number 55 R. Lindgren	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	2	0		25:47

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 M. Blackwood	39	35	4	.897	77:25	Loss

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 10 O. Bäck	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	100%	14:09
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	4	0	0	30%	17:42
Number 15 C. Blackwell	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	5	0	0		12:37
Number 18 S. Steel	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	3	0	0	16.7%	17:45
Number 24 R. Hintz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1	0	63.6%	21:55
Number 27 M. Marchment	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	0	0		20:00
Number 53 W. Johnston	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	3	0	0	50%	25:10
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	0		15:48
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		23:33
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	50%	19:48
Number 95 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		20:54
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	2	0		26:16
Number 6 L. Bichsel	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	1	0		14:52
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	4	0		31:18
Number 28 A. Petrovic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:11
Number 44 C. Ceci	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	4	3	0		26:49
Number 46 I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	1	2	0		24:45
Number 55 T. Harley	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		35:54

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Oettinger	37	34	3	.919	77:41	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:19	Dallas Stars	Mason Marchment	Tripping	2
1st	17:33	Colorado Avalanche	Parker Kelly	Holding	2
2nd	06:09	Dallas Stars	Mikael Granlund	Tripping	2
2nd	10:18	Colorado Avalanche	Joel Kiviranta	Interference	2
2nd	15:12	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Interference	2
2nd	17:05	Colorado Avalanche	Logan O'Connor	Tripping	2
3rd	18:34	Dallas Stars	Mikko Rantanen	Hooking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Dallas Stars head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Francis Charron, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Jonny Murray
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Gabriel Landeskog, Jimmy Vesey, Keaton Middleton, Ross Colton, Matt Stienburg, Sam Malinski
Dallas Stars scratches: Brendan Smith, Mathew Dumba, Jason Robertson, Mavrik Bourque

2024-2025 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 29, 2024
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 18, 2025
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 16, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Dallas Stars 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Apr 19, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Mon, Apr 21, 2025
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 23, 2025
Dallas Stars 0 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 26, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Mon, Apr 28, 2025
Dallas Stars 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, May 1, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, May 3, 2025

Other NHL games on Apr 21

Other NHL games on Monday, April 21, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Mon, Apr 21, 2025
St. Louis Blues 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Apr 21, 2025
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 21, 2025

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