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Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The win for Dallas gives them the series split heading to Colorado. After a successful opening game in the first round of the playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche were hoping to make it a perfect trip to Dallas. It looked that would be the case as Colorado held a lead going into the third period but Dallas evened the score before … [Read more...] about Recap: Colorado blows third period lead, falls 4-3 in overtime to Dallas in Game 2

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Some want to see a new playoff format but I say keep things as they are. Just look at the round one matchups! The NHL playoff bracket is set, as teams and their respective fan bases gear up for the first round. Fans in Toronto, Ottawa, Colorado, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, and Florida are ready to face familiar and not-so-likeable foes. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Current playoff format reinvigorates rivalries, and that’s why it should stick around

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Alright, let’s do this thing for real. After finishing up the 82-game NHL regular season earlier in the week, the Colorado Avalanche begin their quest for the Stanley Cup tonight as they take on the Dallas Stars in a first-round matchup. These two teams met three times in the regular season, with Colorado winning two of … [Read more...] about Game 1 Preview: The most wonderful time of the year

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s finally a Colorado Avalanche playoff game day! After finishing up the 82-game NHL regular season earlier in the week, the Colorado Avalanche begin their quest for the Stanley Cup tonight as they take on the Dallas Stars in a first-round matchup. These two teams met three times in the regular season, with Colorado … [Read more...] about Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, Round 1 Game 1 (6:30 p.m. MT)

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images It was a close game throughout, until Colorado scored three goals in just over four minutes to hand the Dallas Stars a brutal defeat. Home ice advantage didn’t amount to much. The Colorado Avalanche smashed the Dallas Stars on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series at American Airlines Center with a 5-1 victory. … [Read more...] about MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs