Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Odds and Picks for Monday, 04/21/25

The Colorado Avalanche opener their Western Conference first-round playoff series Saturday in Dallas with a convincing 5-1 victory over the Stars. Jake Oettinger and the home side held their own in the first period, as the game was scoreless. Colorado opened the scoring at 9:30 of the second period when Artturi Lehkonen notched a goal, followed by a Nathan MacKinnon power-play goal. MacKinnon ended up with two goals and three points, while Mackenzie Blackwood was able to stop 23 of the 24 shots he faced for his first NHL victory in his very first playoff start.

The Stars went 0-5-2 in the final seven games of the regular season, and they carried over that bad juju into the first game of the playoffs. It’s commonplace for the Stars under head coach Pete DeBoer, as Dallas is now 0-7 in its past seven playoff series openers, including six straight losses on home ice. The Stars have lost three in a row against the Avalanche since Jan. 18, and Colorado has outscored Dallas 15-7 in the span. The Avs have won 2 of the past 3 trips to Dallas, too, and 3 of the past 5 meetings. Back the visitors to push Dallas into an 0-2 series abyss.

Avalanche vs Stars prediction: Avalanche ML (-150) at time of publishing. Playable to -165.

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