The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars meet Wednesday for Game 5 of their Western Conference 2nd round series. The opening puck drop from the American Airlines Center is slated for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Avalanche vs. Stars'odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Series: Stars lead 3-1
Colorado took the series opener 4-3 in overtime, storming back from a 3-0 deficit to do so. The Avs have been bludgeoned 14-5 since. including losing 5-1 in Monday’s Game 4.
The Stars have killed off 8 straight penalties in this series and have killed 85% of their penalties since April 24. That and a .925 SV% against Colorado have Dallas on the verge of a series win.