Game Day Guide: Stars at Avalanche

Second Round: Game 3

When: Saturday, May 11 at 9:00 PM CT

Where: Ball Arena

TV: TNT

Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM

Live Stats: NHL Game Center

Watch Party: Gilley's South Side Ballroom

Five Points 5️⃣

• The Stars face the Colorado Avalanche for Game 3 of their Second Round series Saturday night at Ball Arena. This marks the fifth time the clubs have met in the playoffs, earning a postseason record of 14-18.
• The clubs met on Thursday night at American Airlines Center for Game 2 of the Second Round where the Stars defeated the Avalanche, 5-3. The Stars went 2-for-5 (40.0%) on the power play and 3-for-3 (100.0%) on the penalty kill. Ten different Stars players recorded at least a point.
• Captain Jamie Benn has recorded points (1-2—3) in two consecutive games to start the Second Round series against the Avalanche. He has tallied 12 points (4-8—12) in 10 career playoff games against Colorado. Benn shares fourth among Stars skaters with two goals and ranks fourth with six points (2-4—6) in the postseason.
• Forward Roope Hintz recorded four points (1-3—4) on Thursday night in Game 2 against Colorado. It marked his second career four-point game in the postseason (also 1-3—4 in Game 2 of 2023 First Round vs. Minnesota, becoming the fourth player in franchise history have posted multiple four-point games in the playoffs.
• In the regular season, the Stars went 1-2-1 in four games against the Avalanche. Through the season series, Dallas went 5-for-12 (41.7%) on the power-play and 7-for-11 (63.6%) on the penalty kill. Forward Tyler Seguin led the club with six goals (6-0—6) against Colorado, while forwards Mason Marchment (1-4—5) and Matt Duchene (1-4—5) shared second with five points.

Players To Watch 👀

Defenseman Miro Heiskanen recorded two goals (2-0—2) in Game 2 against Colorado on Thursday night. With both goals scored on the power play, Heiskanen became the second defenseman in franchise history to record two power-play goals in a postseason game and tied Brad Maxwell (5) for third-most power-play goals by a defenseman in the postseason in franchise history. The Espoo, Finland native shares the lead among league defensemen with three goals and ranks third with eight points (3-5--8) in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.