Video Highlights

  • 2:01

    Avs make easy work of Stars in dominant Game 1 win

  • 1:03

    Artturi Lehkonen opens the scoring for the Avs

  • 0:45

    Avs score 2 goals in under 15 seconds

  • 0:52

    Devon Toews' goal gives the Avs breathing room

  • 0:43

    Roope Hintz gets a goal back for Stars

Nathan MacKinnon scores 2, assists on another as Avalanche open NHL playoffs with 5-1 win over Stars

— Nathan MacKinnon took a stick to the face, had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period and capped his night with an empty-netter for his 50th career playoff goal.
Apr 20, 2025, 10:21 am - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodCOLDAL
9:30Artturi Lehkonen (1)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Martin Necas (1)
10
16:38Nathan MacKinnon (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Cale Makar (1), Jonathan Drouin (1)
20
3rd PeriodCOLDAL
6:45Roope Hintz (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Thomas Harley (1), Wyatt Johnston (1)
21
12:56Devon Toews (1)
Assists: Josh Manson (1), Logan O'Connor (1)
31
16:52Nathan MacKinnon (2) (Empty Net)
Assists: Logan O'Connor (2), Ryan Lindgren (1)
41
17:03Charlie Coyle (1)
Assists: Jack Drury (1), Parker Kelly (1)
51

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Cody Ceci hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Giveaway by Esa Lindell
  • Giveaway by Evgenii Dadonov
  • Lian Bichsel hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Mason Marchment hit Ross Colton
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Mavrik Bourque
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Roope Hintz Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mason Marchment Tripping against Cale Makar
  • Wyatt Johnston Tripping against Cale Makar
  • Cody Ceci hit Brock Nelson
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Martin Necas
  • Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mikko Rantanen Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Takeaway by Mikael Granlund
  • Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Jamie Benn Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Cody Ceci Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Roope Hintz
  • Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Erik Johnson shot blocked by Lian Bichsel
  • Mikko Rantanen Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Samuel Girard
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  • Mikael Granlund hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Esa Lindell hit Brock Nelson
  • Evgenii Dadonov Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Evgenii Dadonov Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Takeaway by Oskar Bäck
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Erik Johnson shot blocked by Matt Duchene
  • Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
  • Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Evgenii Dadonov
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mason Marchment Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Roope Hintz Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Roope Hintz
  • Mavrik Bourque hit Logan O'Connor
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Matt Duchene Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Mason Marchment hit Josh Manson
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Giveaway by Mason Marchment
  • Mavrik Bourque Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Cody Ceci Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Mavrik Bourque Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mikael Granlund hit Brock Nelson
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Tyler Seguin
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Roope Hintz hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Mavrik Bourque Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Alexander Petrovic hit Ross Colton
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Roope Hintz High-sticking - double minor against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Sam Steel faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Steel Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Jamie Benn hit Cale Makar
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Roope Hintz
  • Mason Marchment Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Mason Marchment hit Erik Johnson
  • Tyler Seguin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Tyler Seguin Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Takeaway by Thomas Harley
  • Ilya Lyubushkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Matt Duchene Wrist Shot Short
  • Takeaway by Matt Duchene
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Wyatt Johnston
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matt Duchene Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Wyatt Johnston Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
  • Roope Hintz Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Harley (1), Wyatt Johnston (1)
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Mavrik Bourque
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Alexander Petrovic Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Jamie Benn Backhand Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
  • Giveaway by Tyler Seguin
  • Mason Marchment Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mason Marchment Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  • Evgenii Dadonov hit Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Roope Hintz
  • Takeaway by Tyler Seguin
  • Giveaway by Tyler Seguin
  • Mikael Granlund hit Jonathan Drouin
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Joel Kiviranta shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Giveaway by Lian Bichsel
  • Lian Bichsel hit Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Roope Hintz
  • Alexander Petrovic hit Jack Drury
  • Martin Necas hit Esa Lindell
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Esa Lindell
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Jack Drury Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Parker Kelly Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sam Steel
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Off-side
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Roope Hintz shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sam Steel
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Martin Necas faceoff won against Sam Steel
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Valeri Nichushkin Deflected saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Esa Lindell shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Josh Manson Holding against Matt Duchene
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Samuel Girard hit Tyler Seguin
  • Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Artturi Lehkonen Between Legs Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
  • Ryan Lindgren hit Oskar Bäck
  • Jonathan Drouin Deflected Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Erik Johnson hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Ross Colton hit Jamie Benn
  • Icing
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Tyler Seguin shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
  • Parker Kelly hit Esa Lindell
  • Ryan Lindgren hit Mikael Granlund
  • Logan O'Connor hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Erik Johnson hit Roope Hintz
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Oskar Bäck
  • Ryan Lindgren hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Lian Bichsel
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Tyler Seguin
  • Logan O'Connor hit Esa Lindell
  • Evgenii Dadonov shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Parker Kelly hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Samuel Girard Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Jonathan Drouin hit Mason Marchment
  • Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Martin Necas
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Charlie Coyle hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Logan O'Connor
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Ryan Lindgren Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • TV Timeout
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Roope Hintz shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Martin Necas hit Esa Lindell
  • Takeaway by Erik Johnson
  • Erik Johnson Backhand Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Sam Steel shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Artturi Lehkonen Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Martin Necas (1)
  • Video Review
  • Off-side
  • Ross Colton hit Lian Bichsel
  • Ross Colton hit Lian Bichsel
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Puck in Netting
  • Martin Necas hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Joel Kiviranta Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Off-side
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Icing
  • Video Review
  • Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (1), Jonathan Drouin (1)
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Puck in Benches
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Josh Manson hit Mikael Granlund
  • Ryan Lindgren hit Roope Hintz
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Oskar Bäck
  • Josh Manson Interference against Mason Marchment
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Timeout - Home
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Josh Manson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Samuel Girard Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Parker Kelly Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Parker Kelly Deflected saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
  • Mason Marchment shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Devon Toews Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Josh Manson (1), Logan O'Connor (1)
  • Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin
  • Martin Necas hit Mason Marchment
  • Off-side
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (2), Ryan Lindgren (1)
  • Charlie Coyle Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Drury (1), Parker Kelly (1)
  • Samuel Girard hit Mavrik Bourque
  • Erik Johnson hit Oskar Bäck
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