Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs
— Colorado finally got to play with the lead against the Dallas Stars, though the Avalanche are still behind in the series.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Colorado Avalanche
5
Dallas Stars
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| DAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | W 6-3 | NHL |
| 11/7/26 | vs Detroit Red Wings | W 4-0 | NHL |
| 11/5/26 | vs Nashville Predators | L 2-3 | NHL |
| 11/3/26 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | L 2-7 | NHL |
| 11/2/26 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | W 5-2 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Penalty 18:49 5-3
Too many men/ice served by Mason Marchment
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Missed 18:11 5-3
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:42 5-3
Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:08 5-3
Tyler Seguin Batted Wide Left
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Penalty 16:59 5-3
Mikko Rantanen Tripping against Miro Heiskanen
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Goal 16:50 5-3
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (5), Josh Manson (5)
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Missed 16:37 4-3
Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 16:15 4-3
Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:05 4-3
Jamie Benn Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 14:51 4-3
Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:04 4-3
Zach Parise Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 8:48 4-3
Evgenii Dadonov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 6:59 4-3
Artturi Lehkonen Cross-checking against Evgenii Dadonov
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Missed 6:03 4-3
Matt Duchene Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 5:44 4-3
Logan Stankoven Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Esa Lindell (1)
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Missed 5:05 4-2
Radek Faksa Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 4:54 4-2
Radek Faksa Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:47 4-2
Miro Heiskanen Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:37 4-2
Josh Manson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 4:28 4-2
Cale Makar Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 4:17 3-2
Devon Toews Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:43 3-2
Joe Pavelski Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 2:25 3-2
Jamie Benn Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 1:12 3-2
Casey Mittelstadt Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Parise (1), Samuel Girard (3)
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Missed 1:10 2-2
Zach Parise Batted Wide Right
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Missed 0:24 2-2
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 17:24 2-2
Cale Makar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (2), Mikko Rantanen (10)
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Missed 17:15 1-2
Artturi Lehkonen Deflected Wide Right
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Penalty 16:16 1-2
Chris Tanev High-sticking against Mikko Rantanen
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Missed 16:12 1-2
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:55 1-2
Logan Stankoven Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 14:46 1-2
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 11:52 1-2
Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 11:39 1-2
Miro Heiskanen Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (9), Joe Pavelski (2)
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Penalty 11:20 1-1
Devon Toews Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Missed 11:12 1-1
Miro Heiskanen Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 4:53 1-1
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:26 1-1
Miro Heiskanen Slap Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 19:59 1-1
Artturi Lehkonen Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (10)
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Missed 18:58 0-1
Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 18:32 0-1
Ryan Suter Holding the stick against Nathan MacKinnon
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Missed 18:11 0-1
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:36 0-1
Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:26 0-1
Jason Robertson Tip-In Wide Right
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Penalty 13:34 0-1
Jonathan Drouin Tripping against Craig Smith
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Missed 12:35 0-1
Joe Pavelski Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 11:30 0-1
Chris Tanev Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 10:50 0-1
Thomas Harley Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 9:03 0-1
Joe Pavelski Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Matt Duchene (4), Jason Robertson (8)
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Missed 7:43 0-0
Radek Faksa Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:05 0-0
Ross Colton Tip-In Short
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Missed 4:58 0-0
Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:19 0-0
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 1:01 0-0
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 5-3
Game End
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Period End 20:00 5-3
End of 3rd Period
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Hit 19:46 5-3
Josh Manson hit Craig Smith
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Hit 19:20 5-3
Sam Steel hit Devon Toews
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Shot 19:20 5-3
Ryan Suter Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
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Giveaway 19:19 5-3
Giveaway by Devon Toews
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Face Off 18:49 5-3
Radek Faksa faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
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Penalty 18:49 5-3
Too many men/ice served by Mason Marchment
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Blocked 18:36 5-3
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
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Missed 18:11 5-3
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 17:55 5-3
Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Jason Robertson
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Takeaway 17:55 5-3
Takeaway by Miro Heiskanen
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Hit 17:53 5-3
Joe Pavelski hit Samuel Girard
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Missed 17:42 5-3
Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 17:18 5-3
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Jamie Benn
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Missed 17:08 5-3
Tyler Seguin Batted Wide Left
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Shot 17:06 5-3
Joe Pavelski Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
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Face Off 16:59 5-3
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Andrew Cogliano
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Penalty 16:59 5-3
Mikko Rantanen Tripping against Miro Heiskanen
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Face Off 16:50 5-3
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
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Goal 16:50 5-3
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (5), Josh Manson (5)
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Face Off 16:39 4-3
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
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Stoppage 16:39 4-3
Goalie Stopped
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Missed 16:37 4-3
Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Shot 16:36 4-3
Wyatt Johnston Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
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Blocked 16:24 4-3
Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Samuel Girard
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Missed 16:15 4-3
Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Hit 16:08 4-3
Josh Manson hit Jason Robertson
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Hit 16:03 4-3
Ross Colton hit Chris Tanev
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Hit 15:57 4-3
Ryan Suter hit Joel Kiviranta
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Face Off 15:51 4-3
Ross Colton faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
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Stoppage 15:51 4-3
Off-side
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Hit 15:33 4-3
Evgenii Dadonov hit Sean Walker
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Missed 15:05 4-3
Jamie Benn Backhand Wide Left
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Hit 15:05 4-3
Miro Heiskanen hit Devon Toews
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Missed 14:51 4-3
Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Face Off 14:42 4-3
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jamie Benn
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Stoppage 14:42 4-3
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Hit 14:14 4-3
Josh Manson hit Wyatt Johnston
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Face Off 13:54 4-3
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Joe Pavelski
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Team Stats
COL
DAL
10
Blocked Shots
15
36
Hits
22
8
Takeaways
10
27
Shots
26
2
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
66.7
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
40
45.2
Faceoff Win Percent
54.8
6
Giveaways
7
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
Injuries
Dallas Stars
- Miro Heiskanen Out
- Kyle Capobianco Injured Reserve
- Oskar Back Injured Reserve
- Matt Duchene Injured Reserve
- Luke Krys Injured Reserve
Colorado Avalanche
- Josh Manson Injured Reserve
- Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve
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