Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 28 Apr 2025

Avs and Stars to Serve Up Goals Frenzy

Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, 23-17-1 Away) play Dallas Stars (50-26-6, 28-10-3 at Home) in this Stanley Cup Playoffs first round matchup at American Airlines Center, with the series being tied 2-2.

The betting odds of -133 look really attractive when it comes to Over 5.5 goals. We’re expecting the scoring to tick over when the Avalanche clash with the Stars.

Teams’ Last H2H Saw 4-0 Avs Win

Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars clashed on Saturday night, with the Avs winning 4-0 at Ball Arena.

The Avs had 25 shots on goal. Nathan MacKinnon was one of four different players on the scoresheet. Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves for his shutout. The Stars lost the shots on goal battle, 23-48.

Both teams have five wins on the board when we look at the 10-game H2H record.

Starting Goalies

Mackenzie Blackwood (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	20-8-3	2.22	.917	2
23/24	10-25-1	3.45	.899	2

Jake Oettinger (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	34-15-3	2.5	.909	2
23/24	35-14-2	2.72	.905	3

5 wins, 3 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 32.8 shots on goal, with a 20.6% powerplay efficiency. The Avs have been giving up 2.8 goals from 27.1 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.9%.

Charlie Coyle is the top points scorer with 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists, with Nathan MacKinnon recording 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 2.66 goal against average with a .903 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Stars have 2 wins, 6 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.2 goals from 27.4 shots on goal, with a 18.4% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 4.2 goals from 35.1 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 66.7%.

Jamie Benn and Mikko Rantanen have scored the most points on 6, with each player managing 1 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 3.63 GAA with a .891 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together NHL forecasts. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available team, player and goalie stats and make predictions.

Key Avalanche vs Stars stats:

• The 5.5 line has been covered in 5 of the last 5 Avalanche games on the road.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Avalanche games on the road.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 6 Avalanche games on the road this season.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Stars games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in 13 of the last 20 Stars games at home.
• The 5.5 line has been covered in the last 3 Stars games at home this season.

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Prediction

We’ve found some value for this NHL encounter as we expect the lamp to be lit at least six times. It means that Overs could be on the cards and that is available at -133.

In order to land bigger odds on your Overs bet, it’s possible to combine this with the winning franchise. The Match Winner & Total Goals option can provide a larger potential payout.

Over 5.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 57.1% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

Over 5.5 Goals @ -133 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Artturi Lehkonen Over 1.5 Shots -156

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche) has totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 7 of the past 9 games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of -156 that this happens.

Latest Artturi Lehkonen Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+210

First

+1200

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

+140

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Correct Score Prediction

Avalanche 5 - 3 Stars

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Moneyline Odds Suggest a Close Contest

Sportsbooks’ favorites Colorado Avalanche are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the -137 about them triumphing means a 58% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. At +114, Dallas Stars are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line stands at 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at +114.

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Moneyline

Avalanche

-137

Stars

+114

3-Way Moneyline

Avalanche

+123

Tie

+320

Stars

+170

Puck Line

Avalanche -1.5

+172

Stars +1.5

-213

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-141

Over 6.5

+114

Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Score the First Goal

There’s the chance to back Nathan MacKinnon at +800 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

First

+123

Anytime

+800

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

First

+200

Anytime

+1150

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

First

+200

Anytime

+1150

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

First

+210

Anytime

+1200

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

First

+210

Anytime

+1200

Roope Hintz (Stars)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

First

+235

Anytime

+1300

Gabriel Landeskog (Avalanche)

First

+250

Anytime

+1400

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

First

+250

Anytime

+1400

Matt Duchene (Stars)

First

+260

Anytime

+1400

Tyler Seguin (Stars)

First

+275

Anytime

+1500

Brock Nelson (Avalanche)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Jonathan Drouin (Avalanche)

First

+310

Anytime

+1600

Mikael Granlund (Stars)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Mason Marchment (Stars)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Evgenii Dadonov (Stars)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Jamie Benn (Stars)

First

+360

Anytime

+1800

Ross Colton (Avalanche)

First

+400

Anytime

+2000

Logan O'Connor (Avalanche)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Charlie Coyle (Avalanche)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Over 4.5

+120

Under 4.5

-156

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

Over 3.5

+125

Under 3.5

-164

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Over 2.5

+130

Under 2.5

-169

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Mikko Rantanen (Stars)

Over 2.5

+118

Under 2.5

-154

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

+140

Roope Hintz (Stars)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Matt Duchene (Stars)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Tyler Seguin (Stars)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Brock Nelson (Avalanche)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Mason Marchment (Stars)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Jamie Benn (Stars)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-130

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Last 5 & H2H

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Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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