The Dallas Stars advance to face the Colorado Avalanche, a Central Division rival, in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Colorado cruised to a 4-1...
Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz tries to control the puck in the third period as Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin and Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen combine to get a stick on it at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, January 4, 2024., have home-ice advantage, meaning they’ll host Games 1 and 2 as well as Games 5 and 7 at American Airlines Center.The Stars have never reached the Stanley Cup Final without going through the Colorado Avalanche.
Two other Avalanche players also have nine points — forward Mikko Rantanen and defenseman Cale Makar, a finalist for this year’s Norris Trophy. Colorado Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets with Mikko Rantanen , Casey Mittelstadt and Samuel Girard during the second period of Game 5 of their first-round series.The Colorado-Winnipeg series was projected to be the toughest first-round matchup in the league with many assuming it would require seven games.With the Stars-Avalanche series starting Tuesday, Colorado will have a full week off the ice by the time the series gets going.
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