Stars and Avs in playoff-opening series of Cup favorites that has Mikko Rantanen on a different side

— Mikko Rantanen was at ease Friday when talking about the excitement of starting the playoffs, which the standout forward experienced with the Colorado Avalanche each of the past seven seasons that included a Stanley Cup title.
Apr 18, 2025, 06:30 pm - AP

Scoring Leaders

COL
DAL
Points
Nathan MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

116PTS
32G
84A
Matt Duchene

Matt DucheneC #95

82PTS
30G
52A
Goals
Nathan MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

32G
9PPG
320S
Jason Robertson

Jason RobertsonLW #21

35G
9PPG
211S
Assists
Nathan MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

84A
29PPA
25+/-
Matt Duchene

Matt DucheneC #95

52A
19PPA
13+/-

Injury Report

Colorado Avalanche
Name, PosStatusEst. Return Date
Gabriel Landeskog
LW		IR-LTApr 21
Jonathan Drouin
LW		Day-To-DayApr 19
Valeri Nichushkin
RW		Day-To-DayApr 19
Artturi Lehkonen
LW		Day-To-DayApr 19
Sean Behrens
D		OUTSep 15
Dallas Stars
Name, PosStatusEst. Return Date
Jason Robertson
LW		OUTApr 28
Miro Heiskanen
D		IR-LTApr 21
Nils Lundkvist
D		IR-LTSep 15

Team Stats

teamGF/GGAASF/GSA/GPIMPPGPCTPPGAPCTSHGSHGA
COL3.332.8229.925.95605824.84279.850
DAL3.352.7128.429.05725522.04182.080
Avalanche Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
4/13/25@ANAW4-2
4/12/25@LAL5-4
4/10/25vsVANL4-1
4/8/25vsVGKW3-2 SO
4/5/25@STLL5-4
Stars Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
4/16/25@NSHL5-1
4/14/25@DETL6-4
4/12/25vsUTAHL5-3
4/10/25vsWPGL4-0
4/8/25vsVANL6-5 OT