The Colorado Avalanche desperately needed a bounce, or a break, to keep its season alive.
Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen celebrates with Cale Makar after Makar scored a power play goal against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger in the second period during Game 5 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Dallas Stars center Radek Faksa skates past.
The break came when Makar made it a 4-2 lead a little more than three minutes later. Oettinger has been great all series, but Makar’s shot from near the top of the right circle fooled the goalie and beat him through the five hole. It was Makar’s fifth goal of the postseason. For the first time in the series, the Avalanche scored a goal in the first period. Artturi Lehkonen’s one-timer on a setup from MacKinnon evened the score with 0.6 seconds left in the opening period. It was also the first time all series that Colorado didn’t trail at either the first or second intermission.
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