Avalanche vs. Stars Prediction & Picks - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 2

The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars meet in Game 2 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at American Airlines Center on Monday, April 21, with the puck dropping at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Avalanche lead the series 1-0. The Avalanche are favored (-148) in this matchup with the Stars (+124).

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Get ready for this NHL Playoffs First Round matchup with a look at who we predict will win the game.

Avalanche vs. Stars Predictions for Monday

Our computer projections model for this matchup calls for a final tally of Stars 4, Avalanche 3.

• Moneyline Pick: Stars (+124)
• Total Pick: Over 6 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
• Spread Pick: Stars (+1.5)

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Avalanche Splits and Trends

• The Avalanche are 9-4-13 in overtime contests on their way to a 49-29-4 overall record.
• In the 21 games Colorado has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 13-7-1 record (good for 27 points).
• Looking at the 14 times this season the Avalanche finished a game with only one goal, they have a 1-11-2 record, good for four points.
• Colorado has finished 5-7-2 in the 14 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (registering 12 points).
• The Avalanche are 44-8-0 in the 52 games when they have scored three or more goals (to register 88 points).
• In the 32 games when Colorado has recorded a lone power-play goal, it picked up 47 points after finishing 23-8-1.
• In games when it has outshot opponents, Colorado is 34-18-3 (71 points).
• The Avalanche have been outshot by opponents 22 times, and went 13-9-0 (26 points).

Stars Splits and Trends

• The Stars (50-26-6 overall) have posted a record of 9-6-15 in contests that have gone to OT this season.
• Dallas has earned 34 points (15-7-4) in its 26 games decided by one goal.
• This season the Stars scored just one goal in 10 games and they've earned two points (1-9-0) in those contests.
• When Dallas has scored exactly two goals this season, they've earned 15 points (6-8-3 record).
• The Stars have scored three or more goals 55 times, earning 89 points from those matchups (43-9-3).
• This season, Dallas has capitalized on a lone power-play goal in 28 games has a record of 20-7-1 in those matchups.
• When it outshoots its opponent this season, Dallas has posted a record of 21-13-1 (43 points).
• The Stars have been outshot by opponents in 45 games, going 28-12-5 to register 61 points.

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Team Stats Comparison

Avalanche vs. Stars Game Time and TV Channel

• When: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: ESPN
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• Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas

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