Avalanche take Game 1 over Stars 5-1

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"Blackie made some huge saves": Nathan MacKinnon credits 23-save Avs goalie after dominating win over Stars

The Colorado Avalanche dominated the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Game 1 of their first round playoff series on Saturday night, and Nathan MacKinnon was quick to credit goalie Mackenzie Blackwood for his perfo

The battle for the Stanley Cup has begun. The first betting favorite to win hockey's holy grail started in style: Colorado won the series opener in Dallas by a whopping 5-1, with the goals and assists coming from the starting lineup of the Lakers' Nathan MacKinnon.

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Five thoughts from Stars-Avs Game 1: Dallas in familiar territory after opening loss

DALLAS — For the eighth consecutive playoff series, the Stars will have to come from behind. Two-seed Dallas fell, 5-1, to three-seed Colorado in Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at American Airlines Center on…

Avalanche take Game 1 over Stars 5-1

DALLAS (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado’s strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in the opener of their first-round Western Conference playoff…