Dallas Stars (50-26-6) vs Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4)
Game Info: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 9:30 pm (American Airlines Center)
The Line: Betting Odds: Dallas Stars +120 / Colorado Avalanche -142 — Over/Under: 6.5
The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars meet Monday in the NHL playoffs Game 2 at the American Airlines Center. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction. This article will include a Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Pick.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview
The Colorado Avalanche look for another road win to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. The Avs dominated game 1 and have scored four or more goals in five of their last seven games.
The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 5 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado with 2 goals, Logan O’Connor has 2 assists and Devon Toews has 3 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 1 goal per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 1 goal on 24 shots faced.
Dallas Stars Betting Preview
The Dallas Stars are in a must-win spot after dropping game 1 in blowout fashion. The Stars have lost eight straight games. The Stars haven’t won a game since April 3.
The Dallas Stars are averaging 1 goal per game and are scoring 33.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Roope Hintz leads Dallas with 1 goal, Thomas Harley has 1 assist, and Mavrik Bourque has 3 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 5 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 4 goals on 23 shots faced.
Why the Dallas Stars will win
- The Stars have won four of their last six games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- The Avalanche have lost five of their last six Monday games as road favorites.
- The Stars have covered the puck line in each of their last eight night games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six Monday games as road favorites.
- The Avalanche have lost the third period in each of their last three games as road favorites when tied after the second period.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Stars have lost each of their last seven games following a loss.
- The Avalanche have won four of their last five Game 2s of a playoff series.
- The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in six of the Avalanche’s last seven games.
- The Stars have lost the third period in seven of their last eight games.
Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts
- Roope Hintz has scored a goal in each of the Stars’ last three games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Wyatt Johnston has recorded at least one point in 13 of the Stars’ last 14 home games against Western Conference opponents.
- Miro Heiskanen has recorded an assist in each of his last five appearances after playing less than 20 minutes in the Stars’ last game.
- Esa Lindell ranks T2nd in the Central Division for Plus/Minus (+34) this season.
Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts
- Artturi Lehkonen has scored at least one goal in each of the Avalanche’s last five playoff games as road favorites.
- Jonathan Drouin has recorded at least one point in each of his seven previous appearances with the Avalanche as favorites against the Stars.
- Jonathan Drouin has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six playoff appearances.
- Artturi Lehkonen ranks 1st in the Central Division for Plus/Minus (+36) this season.
Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Injury Report
The Stars will be without Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson, and Nils Lundkvist.
The Colorado Avalanche will be without Tucker Poolman, Gabriel Landeskog, and Sean Behrens. Ross Colton is questionable.
Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction
I considered the Stars and the plus money because you can’t lose the first two games at home and expect to realistically win the series. This is a must-win game for the Stars. With that said, the Stars have lost eight straight games and haven’t won in nearly three weeks. The Stars are getting killed defensively and they’ve been outscored 2-10 in their last two games. The Avs have won the last three games against the Stars and are averaging five goals in those wins. The Stars are in awful form and it’s hard to put your money on them currently. The price is reasonable. Give me the Avalanche to take a 2-0 series lead.