Nathan Mackinnon scored twice with a three-point performance, and Goilender Mackenzie Blackwood demanded a 5-1 win against Dallas Stars on Saturday.
Arturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews and Charlie Coele scored goals to start the first round of the western conference of the avalanches.
Blackwood made 23 savings and Logan O’Connor gathered a pair of assists.
Roope Indaz responded to Dallas, who opened the playoffs without the best defender Miro Heisc and the leading striker Jason Robertson in the normal season.
Jake Oettinger stopped 19 shots for stars who lost eight series of opening games.
Dallas, who was ahead of Colorado’s four points to take second place in the central section, lost the last seven normal season matches (0-5-2).
The second game of the best seven series will be in Dallas on Monday.
Lehkonen, 9:30 of the second period opened a lucky goal. Hurry was stopped, but he fell to the network for the rebound and fell from the skate and the cage.
Mackinnon took the lead in 16: 38 of the period. During a power game, the Colorado star sent a fluttering puck escaped from Oettinger over the left circle.
Finally, the stars put the stars on the board with a power game in the third period. Indian, Thomas Harley from the nest 6:45 to make a single -goal game to mislead.
However, Toews restored Colorado’s two goals in 12:56 of the last frame. A few minutes after looking at Mason Marching, Blackwood went to the network, and again directed Josh Manson’s shooting for the insurance gang.
Mackinnon added a remaining empty goal, and Coele, 11 seconds later, finished playing a clear game with Jack Drury.
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