It’s win or go home for the Dallas Stars.
Saturday night’s Game 7 at American Airlines Center pits the Stars against the Colorado Avalanche in a do-or-die matchup in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Stars coach Pete DeBoer has a perfect 8-0 career record in playoff Game 7s. Will he remain undefeated tonight?
Follow along below for live updates, highlights, photos, analysis and more as the Stars and Avs battle in what’s sure to be an intense Game 7.
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Related:Stars-Avalanche was bound to see Game 7. Now, it’s Mikko Rantanen’s time to finish the jobGame details
When: Saturday, 7 p.m.
Where: American Airlines Center
TV: ABC, ESPN+
Radio: KTCK-AM 1310/KTCK-FM 96.7 The Ticket
Game updatesSecond periodAvalanche 1, Stars 0
Instead of the Stars getting a chance on the power play, it’s the Avalanche who strike first, scoring the first goal of the game shorthanded.
10:54 left in the second: The Stars will go on another power play midway through the second after a Colorado interference penalty.
With offense seemingly at a premium in Game 7, it’s a huge opportunity for the Stars.
14:00 left in the second: The stingy play between these two teams continues into the first media timeout of the second period. Still scoreless in Game 7.
End of the first period
A gritty, hard-fought first period ends with zeroes on the scoreboard. The teams combined for just nine shots on goal in the first 20 minutes.
End of first: Stars 0, Avalanche 0
Pretty even through 20. A much better start for Dallas than last game. Jake Oettinger faced a quarter of the shots that he saw in the first period of Game 6.
— Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) May 4, 2025
7:26 left in the first: The Stars somehow weather the storm against the Avalanche on the extended power play and keep the game scoreless. Several opportunities for Colorado on the double-minor but Jake Oettinger game up strong.
A MASSIVE kill for the Stars. Wow.
— Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) May 4, 2025
11:32 left in the first: Stars captain Jamie Benn will go to the box for the next four minutes on a double-minor penalty for high-sticking against Val Nichushkin. Big test coming for the Stars’ penalty kill.
15:00 left in the first: Colorado holds off the Stars’ power play and Game 7 remains scoreless through the first five minutes.
17:45 left in the first: After hanging around in the Colorado end to start the game, the Stars draw the first penalty of the night. Dallas will go on the man-advantage for two minutes on a holding call on Colorado’s Parker Kelly.
Pregame updates
6:49 p.m.: Stars expected lines for Game 7
Granlund-Hintz-Rantanen
Marchment-Duchene-Seguin
Benn-Johnston-Dadonov
Bäck-Steel-Blackwell
Lindell-Ceci
Harley-Lyubushkin
Bichsel-Petrovic
Oettinger
DeSmith
Pete DeBoer says same lineup for Game 7.
— Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) May 3, 2025
Pregame reading
— Stars-Avalanche was bound to see Game 7. Now, it’s Mikko Rantanen’s time to finish the job
— Can Stars win series against Avalanche without Miro Heiskanen? Jury’s still out
— From Keane to Kiviranta: How have the Dallas Stars fared historically in playoff Game 7s?
— After bad bounce dooms Stars in Colorado, Dallas will need to make its own luck in Game 7
From Keane to Kiviranta: How have the Dallas Stars fared historically in playoff Game 7s?
The Stars will take on the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night looking to keep Pete DeBoer’s perfect Game 7 record intact.
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Dallas is facing off with a familar Central Divsion foe in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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