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Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) clears Colorado Avalanche center Charlie Coyle (10) as Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) looks on in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) clears Colorado Avalanche center Charlie Coyle (10) as Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) looks on in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The NHL on Thursday announced the schedule for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, including the matchup between the Avalanche and Dallas Stars.
The series opens Saturday night in Dallas with Game 1 at 7 p.m. Game 3, the first at Ball Arena in the series, is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Here is the full schedule for the best-of-seven series:
No. 2 Dallas Stars vs. No. 3 Avalanche:
Game 1: Colorado at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, TNT
Game 2: Colorado at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Monday, ESPN

Game 3: Dallas at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN
Game 4: Dallas at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, TBS
* Game 5: Colorado at Dallas, TBD Monday, April 28, TBD
* Game 6: Dallas at Colorado TBD Thursday, May 1, TBD
* Game 7: Colorado at Dallas, TBD Saturday, May 3, TBD
* —if necessary
Tom Petty was right: the waiting is the hardest part.
Kyle Fredrickson and Carson Field discuss the Colorado Avalanche’s first-round series against the Seattle Kraken.

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