Overview

• The Colorado Avalanche trail the Dallas Stars 3-2 in their first-round playoff series, with Game 6 set for Thursday at Ball Arena in Denver.
• Cale Makar, averaging 1.11 points per playoff game in his career, has been held to no goals and two assists in the series so far.
• New Avalanche forwards Martin Necas, Brock Nelson, and Jonathan Drouin remain scoreless, while Valeri Nichushkin has only one goal in the series.
• Last year, Dallas eliminated Colorado in Game 6 at Ball Arena with a double-overtime winner and has a strong road playoff record in Denver.
• Avalanche coach Jared Bednar expressed confidence in Makar's ability to deliver a standout performance in the must-win game.