Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: Dallas 50-26-6=106pts, Colorado 49-29-4=102pts
Game 1 on Saturday, 19 April: Colorado wins at Dallas, 5-goals-1
Game 2 on Monday, 21 April: Colorado loses at Dallas, 4-goals-3(OT)
Game 3 on Wednesday, 23 April: Dallas wins at Colorado, 2-goals-1(OT)
Game 4 on Saturday, 26 April: Dallas loses at Colorado, 4-goals-nil
Game 5 on Monday, 28 April: Colorado loses at Dallas, 6-goals-2
Game 6 on Thursday, 01 May: Dallas loses at Colorado, 7-goals-4
Game 7 on Saturday, 03 May: Colorado loses at Dallas, 4-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Dallas Stars hosted and bested the Colorado Avalanche 4-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1589 victory. With the series 1589 win, the Dallas Stars improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 24-18 overall and 13-7 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1589 loss, the Colorado Avalanche see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 27-18 overall and 14-7 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Dallas Stars in series 1589 was LWWLWLW: Series 1589 thus becomes the seventh NHL Preliminary-round series, the 14th NHL series (all rounds), and the 32nd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With their series 1589 Game 7 victory, the Dallas Stars now have a 4-0 Game 7 record against the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado thus loses its 2024 rematch with the Dallas Stars, which defeated the Avalanche in series 1561 (in the 2024 NHL Quarterfinals). The Dallas Stars trailed the visiting Colorado Avalanche by two goals as late as 7:48 into the third period of series 1589 Game 7, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 7:48 into the third period had a game record of only 22-425 (.049) - the Dallas Stars thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback.

After Game 6: The Colorado Avalanche hosted and defeated the Dallas Stars 7-goals-4 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1589 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Dallas Stars have a Game 7 record of 5-5, while the Colorado Avalanche have a Game 7 record of 4-9 (with an active six-Game 7 losing streak). On home ice for a best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7, the Dallas Stars have a 4-2 record; on road ice for such a Game 7, the Colorado Avalanche have a 0-4 record. Of the five best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 victories by the Dallas Stars, the first three occurred against the Colorado Avalanche.

After Game 5: The Dallas Stars hosted and defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1589 lead of 3-games-2.

After Game 4: The Colorado Avalanche hosted and shut out the Dallas Stars 4-goals-nil to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1589 at 2-games-all. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series (1939-2024, inclusive), teams such as the Dallas Stars which post a LWW@HHV win/site order through the first three games but suffer a Game 4 road shutout have a 5-1 series record.

After Game 3: The Dallas Stars visited and defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-goals-1(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1589 lead of 2-games-1.

After Game 2: The Dallas Stars hosted and bested the Colorado Avalanche 4-goals-3(OT) to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1589 at 1-game-all.

After Game 1: The Colorado Avalanche visited and defeated the Dallas Stars 5-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1589 lead of 1-game-nil.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NHL regular season, the Dallas Stars finished four points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche. From 1939 through the 2024 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by four regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 15-24 (.385) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1589 is the 42nd best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Dallas Stars, and the 45th for the Colorado Avalanche. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Dallas Stars have an all-rounds series record of 23-18, a Preliminary-round series record of 12-7, and a Game 1 record of 17-24, while the Colorado Avalanche have an all-rounds series record of 27-17, a Preliminary-round series record of 14-6, and a Game 1 record of 28-16. Series 1589 is the seventh best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche. In their previous six best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings, the Dallas Stars have a 4-2 series record against the Colorado Avalanche, including series victories in their last two such series (in the 2020 NHL Quarterfinals and in the 2024 NHL Quarterfinals).