Dallas Stars center Sam Steel (18) drives past Colorado Avalanche defenseman Sam Malinski (70) to put a shot on goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (39) in the second period of Game 6 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) AP

The Dallas Stars face the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway and the second round matchups are coming into focus. We don’t have a start date for the next round, but it will likely be around May 4 or 5, depending on if any of the first round series go seven games.