Game 5 Analysis: Dallas Dives to Dominant Win and Series Lead

Stars take care of things in Game 5, head to Denver with a 3-2 lead

Game 5 | April 28, 2025
Dallas 6, Colorado 2
Dallas Leads Series, 3-2

From dominance to disarray.

The team that played Saturday night in Denver must’ve stayed behind, because whatever skated out in white jerseys on Monday didn’t look anything like them. Outside of a three-minute window halfway through the second period of Game 5, it was hard to believe this was the same Avalanche group that dismantled the Stars just two nights ago.

Dallas jumped out to an early lead on a pair of flukey goals… the kind that seemed to rattle Colorado so much, they never truly recovered. From bad bounces to bad calls to outright nonsense — including a steady stream of embellished dives and unanswered cheap shots directed toward the Avs’ top player — the Stars found their response to Game 4’s humiliation and delivered a dominant 6-2 win in front of their home fans.

Now the series shifts back to Denver for Game 6, with Dallas holding a 3-2 lead and looking to once again close out the Avalanche on home ice, just as they did last spring. A repeat of Saturday night is needed to stave off elimination and return to the Lone Star State for the chance at the elusive Game 7 win.

Here’s what I saw from Game 5: