Dallas Stars Fight to Even Series as Avalanche's Captain Waits in the Wings
Man, what a night it was at the American Airlines Center! The energy was absolutely electric as the Dallas Stars took on the Colorado Avalanche in Game 2 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. If you were there or even just tuned in, you could feel that the stakes were sky-high. After dropping Game 1, the Stars were hungry for a comeback—and this was their shot to level things up on home ice.
Puck drop was at 8:30 PM sharp, and the whole place was buzzing from the pregame festivities out at PNC Plaza to the roar of the crowd inside. The Stars had one goal: end the Avalanche’s early momentum and avoid going down 0-2 in the series. With Colorado dominating the opener 5-1, this was a must-win for Dallas.
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And let’s not ignore the elephant—or rather, the captain—in the room: Gabe Landeskog. There was a lot of buzz before the game that he might make his long-awaited return to the Avalanche lineup. The man hasn’t played an NHL game in nearly three years. Three years! That’s 1,030 days of grinding through rehab after multiple knee issues, including a rare cartilage replacement surgery. Everyone was watching warmups closely, and yeah, he was out there, leading the Avs onto the ice, full gear, ‘C’ on his chest. But in the end, it was Miles Wood who filled in for Ross Colton, not Landeskog. The captain wasn’t quite ready to go, even though he was activated from long-term IR just hours before.
For Stars fans, that news might’ve been a small sigh of relief. I mean, Landeskog is no joke. He’s a vet with a championship ring and a serious presence on the ice. But even his teammate Mikko Rantanen admitted—you can’t sleep on Landeskog whenever he does return. The guy’s been through hell and back just to be close to game shape again.
So here we are. The Stars had a golden opportunity and needed to capitalize. Momentum in the playoffs can shift in an instant, and tying up the series could tilt the pressure right back on Colorado, especially if Landeskog’s return ends up being more of a slow burn than a grand comeback.
Whatever happens next, this series is just heating up. The Stars showed they’re not going down easy, and with the crowd behind them and the stakes only getting higher, every shift matters. Game 3 is going to be a war, no question.
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