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Stars center Roope Hintz out for Game 6 with upper-body injury; Avs without center Yakov Trenin
DENVER (AP) — The Dallas Stars will be without center Roope Hintz for a second straight game because of an upper-body injury. Hintz will miss Game 6 of their second-round series with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The Stars can advance to the Western Conference Final for...
Marchand may return from injury for Game 6, says part of playoff hockey is 'trying to hurt someone'
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand wasn't too outraged over the disputed hit he took that's sidelined him for the past two games. Because in his view, hurting players comes with the territory in the postseason. “The more guys you take out, the more advantage your team has,"...
Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs
DALLAS (AP) — Colorado finally got to play with the lead against the Dallas Stars, though the Avalanche are still behind in the series. Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period, and they beat...
Stars center Roope Hintz out for Game 5 against the Avalanche with upper-body injury
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz is out for Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night because of an upper-body injury. Stars coach Pete DeBoer said after the morning skate that Radek Faksa will be back in the...
Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension
DENVER (AP) — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche's practice facility. It could be just for now — or possibly for good. For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination...
Wyatt Johnston scores twice as Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win in Game 4
DENVER (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months. Johnston...
Drouin returns from injury for Game 4, tries to fill void for Avs on heels of Nichushkin suspension
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin returned to the lineup Monday night against Dallas, trying to fill a scoring void on the heels of Valeri Nichushkin's suspension. Drouin had an assist in just over 19 minutes of action during a 5-1 loss to the Stars in Game...
Seguin, Stankoven score two goals each to power Stars' 4-1 win over Avalanche for 2-1 series lead
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven scored two goals each and goaltender Jake Oettinger thwarted Colorado's high-powered offense, stanching the Avalanche's third-period comeback prowess in a 4-1 win Saturday night that gave the Dallas Stars the upper hand in their Western Conference...
Miro Heiskanen scores 2 power-play goals and Stars beat Avs 5-3 in Game 2 to even series
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars built another multi-goal lead against high-scoring Colorado. This time, they held on to win and avoid another 0-2 hole in the NHL playoffs. “Found a way to win the game, and that's the most important thing,” Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen said. ...
Stars getting 22-goal scorer Mason Marchment back for Game 2 vs. Colorado. He missed 6 games hurt
DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment is set to return to the Dallas Stars' lineup for Game 2 of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Marchment has missed the past six games since he and Radek Faksa both left the Stars bench with undisclosed injuries...
