Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Game 2 Preview, Prediction & Odds | April 21, 2025

This Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Preview, Prediction & Odds will handicap the opening round NHL Western Conference Playoffs Game 2 between these two Central Division rivals. Colorado took Game 1 on Saturday in this best-of-7 series, winning 5-1 in Dallas as goalie Mackenzie Blackwood was brilliant between the pipes for the visitors. Let’s think about what we can expect on Monday night and make a side pick for this crucial game for the home team.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars Odds

Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars Game Details

• Game: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

• Date and Time: Monday, April 21, 2025, 9:30 EDT/7:30 CDT/6:30 PDT

• Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

• TV: ESPN

Key Stats

Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche (49-24-4, 23-17-1 on Road) saw goalie Mackenzie Blackwood get his first playoff victory in an Avalanche sweater, and the 28-year-old was brilliant in helping the Avalanche steal home-ice advantage in Game 1, making 23 saves on 24 shots, nine of them on the power play as the Stars desperately looked to get back in the game. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead, Dallas got a goal back in the 2nd Period, but Colorado scored the next three goals with Nathan MacKinnon scoring twice.

In the regular season play, the Avalanche went 2-1 in their three games and all of them went over the total (DAL 5 COL 3, COL 6 DAL 3, COL 4 DAL 3). Some sportsbooks are showing a total of 6 for this game while others are offering a 6.5 with the juice on the over. Can Blackwood (28-21-6, 2.55 GAA) have another fantastic game before this series heads to Denver?

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

• The Avalanche have won 3 straight vs Dallas (15 GF-7 GA)
• Three of the last 10 series meetings have gone to Overtime
• Colorado went 12-12-2 vs the Central Division in the Regular Season
• Nathan MacKinnon (-320 1+ Points) has registered a Point in 9 straight games
• The Under is 6-3-1 in the last 10 Avalanche games overall

Dallas Stars

Dallas were the favorites to win the Western Conference heading into the 2025 NHL Postseason, but this doesn’t look like a team playing its best hockey right now. But remember the 2024 NHL Playoffs when the Stars fell behind Vegas 2-0 and then rallied to make the Western Conference Finals? The Stars (50-26-6, 28-10-3 at Home) were great at home this season, but goalie Jake Oettinger (36-18-4, 2.59 GAA) and Dallas really struggled to end the regular season, losing its last seven straight games and being outscored 34-18.

The Stars will need guys like Matt Duchene (82 points), Jason Robertson (80 points), Wyatt Johnston (71 points), Roope Hintz (67 points), Thomas Harley (50 points), and Jamie Benn (49 points) to start scoring before it gets too late. Heading to Colorado down 0-2 for Games 3 and 4 doesn’t sound good for this team which had such high hopes.

Stars Betting Trends

• Dallas has lost its last 5 straight games at Home
• The Stars have lost 8 straight games overall
• The Over is 6-3-1 in the last 10 series meetings
• Dallas went 15-8-3 vs the Central Division in the Regular Season 
• The Stars have allowed a Power Play goal in 4 straight games

Prediction

The Stars picked a bad time to go on a losing streak, and after losing Game 1, quickly lost the home-ice advantage they worked so hard to earn all regular season. Dallas may have the better and more experienced goalie on paper in Oettinger, but Blackwood was brilliant in Game 1 and will look to continue shutting the hosts down. With MacKinnon (+130 Anytime Goalscorer) feeling good and players like Logan O’Conner (2 points in Game 1), speedy Cale Makar (92 points), Charlie Coyle (Goal in Game 1), Artturi Lehkonen (45 points), and Devon Toews (44 points), oddsmakers have made the right team as Favorites for this crucial and almost do-or-die game for the Stars.

Final Pick

Colorado Avalanche ML (-146)

Props Pick

Nathan MacKinnon +130 Anytime Goalscorer