Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, May 1, 2025, 9:30 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Playoffs Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 7–4 on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Dallas Stars	4	50-26-6
at Colorado Avalanche	7	49-29-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	0	4	0	4
Colorado Avalanche	2	1	4	7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	10	9	7	26
Colorado Avalanche	19	16	13	48

Three stars

M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
R. Hintz, Dallas Stars (2 goals, 2 assists)
V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:29	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (2)	Brock Nelson (3), Gabriel Landeskog (2)	Even strength	DAL 0, COL 1
1st	18:40	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (3)	Cale Makar (3), Martin Necas (4)	Even strength	DAL 0, COL 2
2nd	01:18	Dallas Stars	Roope Hintz (3)	Mikko Rantanen (4), Wyatt Johnston (4)	Power play	DAL 1, COL 2
2nd	03:41	Dallas Stars	Mikael Granlund (1)	Roope Hintz (2), Mikko Rantanen (5)	Even strength	DAL 2, COL 2
2nd	04:34	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Necas (1)	Cale Makar (4), Devon Toews (3)	Even strength	DAL 2, COL 3
2nd	07:51	Dallas Stars	Roope Hintz (4)	Mikko Rantanen (6)	Even strength	DAL 3, COL 3
2nd	18:35	Dallas Stars	Mikko Rantanen (2)	Roope Hintz (3), Cody Ceci (3)	Even strength	DAL 4, COL 3
3rd	06:02	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (3)	Gabriel Landeskog (3), Brock Nelson (4)	Even strength	DAL 4, COL 4
3rd	09:04	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	DAL 4, COL 5
3rd	18:44	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson (1)	Nathan MacKinnon (3)	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 4, COL 6
3rd	19:03	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (1)	Nathan MacKinnon (4)	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 4, COL 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Dallas Stars	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	26	48
Power play	1 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	19	46
Blocked shots	17	14
Giveaways	11	12
Takeaways	2	6
Faceoffs won	35/70 (50%)	35/70 (50%)

Box score

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	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:55
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0	44.4%	12:38
Number 15 C. Blackwell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	60%	10:02
Number 18 S. Steel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	13:48
Number 24 R. Hintz	C	2	2	4	0	0	5	0	2	1	42.1%	16:41
Number 27 M. Marchment	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		15:05
Number 53 W. Johnston	C	0	1	1	-5	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	17:39
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	0		12:39
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	100%	17:03
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	42.9%	15:23
Number 95 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	77.8%	17:14
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	3	4	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:33
Number 6 L. Bichsel	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:35
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		25:11
Number 28 A. Petrovic	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:30
Number 44 C. Ceci	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	5	0		23:51
Number 46 I. Lyubushkin	D	0	0	0	-5	0	1	1	1	0		19:14
Number 55 T. Harley	D	0	0	0	-3	2	2	3	3	0		26:42

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Oettinger	46	41	5	.891	58:17	Loss

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	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	09:25
Number 11 B. Nelson	C	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	0	0	44.4%	18:20
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	5	0	0		18:02
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	50%	12:28
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	100%	12:02
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		11:24
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		10:12
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	2	3	+3	0	2	3	0	0	50%	22:32
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	0	1	+2	0	8	1	2	0		20:38
Number 88 M. Necas	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	2	0	0		21:07
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	2	2	+3	0	4	5	2	0	100%	19:36
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:06
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	1	1	0		23:23
Number 8 C. Makar	D	1	2	3	+3	0	6	1	2	0		28:20
Number 42 J. Manson	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	7	1	0		16:53
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		17:13
Number 55 R. Lindgren	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		17:39
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0	0		12:17

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 M. Blackwood	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:55	Colorado Avalanche	Brock Nelson	Tripping	2
2nd	19:03	Dallas Stars	Thomas Harley	High sticking	2
3rd	12:32	Dallas Stars	Mikael Granlund	Interference	2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Peter DeBoer
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: James Tobias, Trent Knorr
Dallas Stars scratches: Brendan Smith, Mathew Dumba, Jason Robertson, Mavrik Bourque
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Erik Johnson, Jimmy Vesey, Miles Wood, Keaton Middleton, Ross Colton

2024-2025 season series

Every Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche 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 May 1

Other NHL games on Thursday, May 1, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Thu, May 1, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Thu, May 1, 2025
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, May 1, 2025

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