Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) and Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt (37) moments after the Dallas Stars scored an empty net goal late in the third period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Colorado Avalanche lost 5-1. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53), Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski (16) and Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) celebrate after Johnston scored a goal against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) in the second period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) skates in towards the celebration. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)- Colorado Avalanche left wing Jonathan Drouin (27) tries to get control of the puck against Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski (16) in the first period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) gains control of the puck against Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta (94) in the first period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) skates the puck up ice against Dallas Stars center Sam Steel (18) in the first period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) sends the puck into the zone against Dallas Stars center Craig Smith (15) in the first period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche left wing Miles Wood (28) skates after the puck along the boards against Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell (23) in the first period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) has a chance against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) in the first period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt (37) scores a goal against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) in the second period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt (37) celebrates his goal against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) in the second period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) skates past. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche left wing Jonathan Drouin (27) takes the puck towards the blue line against Dallas Stars center Radek Faksa (12) in the second period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55), Mason Marchment (27), Evgenii Dadonov (63), Matt Duchene (95) and Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) celebrate Dadonov’s goal against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) in the third period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Colorado Avalanche lost 5-1. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
- Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt (37) and Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) after an empty net goal late in the third period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Colorado Avalanche lost 5-1. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) and Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt (37) moments after the Dallas Stars scored an empty net goal late in the third period during Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Colorado Avalanche lost 5-1. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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By Andy Cross | across@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
Colorado Avalanche lost 5-1 to the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday night, May 13, 2024. Colorado, now down 3-1 in the series, faces elimination in Game 5 on Wednesday in Dallas.
