Game Day Guide: Stars at Avalanche

Second Round: Game 6

When: Friday, May 17 at 9:00 PM CT

Where: Ball Arena

TV: TNT, truTV, MAX

Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM

Live Stats: NHL Game Center

Watch Party: PNC Plaza

Five Points 5️⃣

• The Stars face the Colorado Avalanche for Game 6 of their Second Round series Friday night at Ball Arena. This marks the fifth time the clubs have met in the playoffs, earning a postseason record of 17-20.
• The Stars lead the Second Round series, 3-2. They have gone 5-for-16 (31.3%) on the power play and 9-for-13 (69.2%) on the penalty kill.
• Forward Jason Robertson tallied two points (0-2—2) in Thursday night’s game against Colorado. He has tallied points in all five games against Colorado and ranks second among Stars skaters with seven (0-7—7) in the series. He ranks second on the club with 12 points (3-9—12) in 12 games this postseason.
• Forward Logan Stankoven scored a goal (1-0—1) in Game 5 on Thursday. He shares second among Stars skaters with three goals and shares fourth with four points (3-1—4) in five games this series. Stankoven leads league rookies with three goals and six points (3-3—6) in 12 games this postseason.
• Forward Joe Pavelski recorded two points (1-1—2) in Game 5 on Wednesday night, including his first goal of the 2024 playoffs. He leads all active skaters and ranks 13th in NHL history with 74 career playoff goals and ranks fourth among all active skaters with 142 career playoff points (74-68—142, 194 GP). Pavelski has earned 17 points (9-8—17) in 20 career playoff games against Colorado.

Players To Watch 👀

Defenseman Miro Heiskanen recorded a power-play goal (1-0—1) in Game 5 against the Avalanche on Wednesday, extending his active point streak (4-4—8) to five games. With his 15th career playoff goal, Heiskanen tied Sergei Zubov and Craig Hartsburg for the most by a defenseman in franchise history. Heiskanen shares the lead among league defensemen with five goals and ranks third with 13 points (5-8—13) in the 2024 playoffs.