Postgame Notes Colorado Avalanche 6, Dallas Stars 3 Stanley Cup Playoffs | Round 2, Game 5 | Aug
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POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 6, DALLAS STARS 3 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS | ROUND 2, GAME 5 | AUG. 31, 2020 DALLAS LEADS SERIES 3-2 First Star TEAM NOTES Andre Burakovsky (2g/1a) The Avalanche scored five goals in one playoff period for the first time in franchise history. The last time Colorado scored four goals in a single frame in the postseason was May 4, 2002 vs. San Second Star Jose (2nd period). Nathan MacKinnon (1g/1a) Colorado’s 23 shots in the first period is a new franchise record for shots in a period in the play- Third Star offs, surpassing its previous record of 21 (2x - last: April 15, 2019 vs. Calgary, 1st). Denis Gurianov (3a) The Avs’ four goals in a 2:36 span of the first period are the second-fastest four goals by one team in a playoff game. Montreal scored four times in 2:35 on March 30, 1944 vs. Toronto. TEAM STATS Tonight’s game marked the fourth time this postseason that Colorado has scored six or more goals, matching the 1997 club for the most such offensive outings in the playoffs. Avalanche INDIVIDUAL NOTES Shots: 41 Nathan MacKinnon notched two points (1g/1a) and has a league-leading 23 points in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He now has 52 career points in the postseason, moving into a tie for 10th Power Play: 0-6 place (Anton Stastny) in franchise history. Penalty Kill: 4-6 MacKinnon extended his point streak to 13 games, the longest such playoff run since Chicago’s Jonathan Toews had a 13-game stretch in 2010. MacKinnon is one of three players to have a point streak of 13 or more contests to start the postseason, joining Bryan Trottier (18 games in Faceoffs: 46% 1981), Mark Messier (14 games in 1988 and 13 games in 1994), Bobby Orr (14 games in 1970 and 13 games in 1972). Dallas MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri each have eight goals this postseason, the first time the Avs have Shots: 34 had two players with 8+ goals in the playoffs since 2002 when Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg each had nine. Power Play: 2-6 Kadri scored his fifth game-winning goal of the postseason, the second-most by an Avalanche/ Penalty Kill: 6-6 Nordiques player in a playoff year (Joe Sakic, 6, 1996). Cale Makar tallied an assist and how has 14 points (3g/11a) in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Faceoffs: 54% which ranks fifth in franchise history in points by a defenseman in a single playoff year and is tied for the second-most points by a rookie defenseman in a playoff year in NHL history. MOST POINTS BY AVALANCHE/NORDIQUES DEFENSEMAN - SINGLE PLAYOFF YEAR 19 Rob Blake 2001 19 Sandis Ozolinsh 1996 17 Sandis Ozolinsh 1997 16 Uwe Krupp 1996 14 Cale Makar 2020 13 Greg de Vries 2002 MOST POINTS IN A PLAYOFF YEAR BY ROOKIE DEFENSEMAN, NHL HISTORY 16 Glen Wesley (BOS) 1988 14 Al MacInnis (CGY) 1984 14 Larry Goodenough (PHI) 1976 14 Cale Makar (COL) 2020 13 Quinn Hughes (VAN) 2020 13 Janne Niinimaa (PHI) 1997 POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 6, DALLAS STARS 3 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS | ROUND 2, GAME 5 | AUG. 31, 2020 DALLAS LEADS SERIES 3-2 Andre Burakovsky registered a postseason career-high three points and matched a career best with two goals, the fourth time in his career he has tallied two goals in a playoff game (last: May 23, 2018 at Tampa Bay). Mikko Rantanen tallied two points (1g/1a) to extend his point streak to eight games. He has collected 13 points (5g/8a) over that span. Ryan Graves finished with a postseason career best six blocked shots and now has a team-leading 30 blocked shots this postseason. Logan O’Connor registered his first career playoff point. Conor Timmins made his debut in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Michael Hutchinson made his first career playoff start and finished with 31 saves on 34 shots..