After a rough loss to open the series, the Stars came out with a much stronger effort in Game 2 on Monday night. However, the Avalanche did not allow Dallas to get ahead, as the Stars needed a third-period goal from Evgenii Dadonov to force overtime.

The Dallas Stars face the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

The Stars are coming off their overtime thriller on Sunday that knotted this first-round series at a game apiece.