It’s depth vs. talent in what might be the closest series in the second round.
While the last time these two teams met in the playoffs was only four years ago, a lot has changed since that 2020 second round series in the bubble. At that time, the Stars were an older team likely on their last legs, while the Avalanche were a young team looking to take that next step and contend for Stanley Cups.
The goals haven’t exactly followed them to the playoffs just yet as they finished the first round tied for 11th in goals for per game , but the 5v5 expected goal generation has actually seen some improvement and was second in the league. That should probably scare some opponents knowing they still have another gear to reach after how good they looked against a talented Vegas squad.
Colorado is also the best in the league in 5v5 expected goals for per 60 in these playoffs , a big improvement on their good-but-not-great regular season totals , so this isn’t completely unsustainable, although a league-best shooting percentage suggests that we’ll see these numbers dip a little bit.
The Avs defense was slightly above the pack in 2023-24 during the regular season in goals against per game , 5v5 goals against per 60 and 5v5 expected goals against per 60 .
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