Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche: Game 6 preview, predictions and odds | Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1, May 01, 2025

The Dallas Stars are on the road to play the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, May 1 in Game 6 of their first-round series at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Dallas is up 3-2 in the series.

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

Dallas went 1-1-1 this season, and is 3-2 in the playoffs
Colorado is allowing 2.81 goals per game
The Stars are allowing 2.7 goals per game
The Avs are 26-12-3 at home
Dallas is averaging 3.35 goals per game
The Avalanche are averaging 3.32 goals per game
Dallas is 22-16-3 on the road

Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche: Preview

Dallas beat Colorado at home in Game 5 to take control of the series and now is on the road looking to close out the series. In Game 5, the Stars won 6-2 and were led by Wyatt Johnston who had 2 goals and 1 assist, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists, while Thomas Harley and Mason Marchment also scored.

The Stars will start Jake Oettinger, who 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 the playoffs, he's 3-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .914 SV%.

Colorado, meanwhile, needs to win the final two games to advance to the second round. The Avalanche will start Mackenzie Blackwood 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%. In the postseason, he's 2-3 with a 2.38 GAA and a .909 SV%.

The Avalanche in Game 5 was led by Nathan MacKinnon, who had a goal and an assist, while Artturi Lehkonen had the other goal.

Stars vs Avalanche: Odds & Prediction

Dallas is a +154 underdog while Colorado is a -185 favorite, and the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Avalanche struggled mightily in Game 5 as they appeared to take control of the series after Game 4. Yet, Colorado has been stellar at home and should be able to get a win here.

The Avalanche will start out strong and get out to an early lead as Colorado will get a big win to send the series to Game 7.

Prediction: Colorado 4, Stars 2.

Stars vs Avalanche: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado ML (-185)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-122)

Tip 3: Brock Nelson 2+ shots on goal (-175)

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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