Makar Scores 2 Goals and Avalanche Beat Stars 5–3 in Game 5 to Stay Alive in Playoffs

Dallas Stars players celebrate a goal by Joe Pavelski (C), during the first period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas on May 15, 2024. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo

DALLAS—Colorado finally got to play with the lead against the Dallas Stars, though the Avalanche are still behind in the series.

Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period, and they beat top-seeded Dallas 5–3 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, May15.