The Dallas Stars secured a commanding 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of the second-round series, taking a 3-1 series lead. Wyatt Johnston scored twice, including a power-play goal, bringing his total to seven goals in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Johnston, at age 20, has now scored 11 career playoff goals in 30 games, matching Mitch Marner's tally in 57 games. Johnston's performance came on the eve of his 21st birthday. The Stars dominated the game from the start, at one point leading comfortably 3-0 and outshooting the Avalanche 22-4, ending with a 34-27 shot advantage. The win puts Colorado on the brink of elimination, with the Stars historically holding a 12-1 record in best-of-seven series when leading 3-1.
Morale took a beating for the #Avs before and during game four as they fall to the Stars. Now they face elimination on the road. Read my takeaways here! #GoAvsGo #NHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/4bVXm7c7Xj
Heika’s Take: Stars navigate “powder keg” Game 4, push Avs to brink https://t.co/r9oOD0Isky
Avalanche ‘looked frozen’ in Game 4 loss to Stars https://t.co/9W5EZ02aKG
Johnston scores twice, Stars push Avalanche to brink with Game 4 win ⤵️ https://t.co/ALY6v5k4DR
PHOTOS: Colorado Avalanche flounder 5-1 vs. Dallas Stars in Game 4 of 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs second round https://t.co/XbP6CHdICv
Avs-Stars Game 4 Quick Hits: Avalanche’s 3-1 deficit and this much bad mojo feels like too steep a hill to climb https://t.co/eswknLfaEr
Stars use dominant start in Game 4 win to push shorthanded Avalanche to brink of elimination https://t.co/PFXQYlMLJN
Stars use dominant start in Game 4 win to push shorthanded #Avs to brink of elimination https://t.co/iWhI547qXu
Johnston scores twice, Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with Game 4 win https://t.co/iMUnM6vyEs https://t.co/qAMK9QtHuH
Avalanche ‘looked frozen’ in Game 4 loss to Stars ⤵️ https://t.co/9W5EZ01CV8
Morale took a beating for the #Avs before and during game four as they fall to the Stars. Now they face elimination on the road. Read my takeaways here! #GoAvsGo #NHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/4bVXm7c7Xj
Dallas Stars take commanding series lead vs. Colorado Avalanche with Game 4 win https://t.co/rwDhUBpOwq
Wyatt Johnston scores twice as Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win in Game 4 https://t.co/EvLJSsqkEH https://t.co/ie1vCRT1yV
How Stars took control vs. Avalanche in Game 4: my takeaways from Denver tonight ⤵️ https://t.co/yWALnNGDUl
Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4. Read more here: https://t.co/LCyoTIYAOv https://t.co/2UJ6i8Fcg3
Wyatt Johnston scored the winning goal to lift the @DallasStars to a 3-1 series lead. The Stars/North Stars are 12-1 all-time in best-of-seven series when they hold a 3-1 lead. #StanleyCup #NHLStats: https://t.co/zVx2Xn2sIs https://t.co/qYt2Tmy9zg
Johnston scores twice, Stars push Avalanche to brink with Game 4 win https://t.co/ALY6v5k4DR
The Stars cruised to a dominant 5-1 victory in Game 4 to take full control of this second-round series and put this once-promising Colorado hockey season on the brink. https://t.co/ThRw3zObVm
STARS WIN THEY NOW LEAD THE SERIES 3-1 https://t.co/OexKLUnF7X
Stars take Game 4 with a 5-1 win over the Avalanche! #texashockey https://t.co/q8tWLVy0aY
Stars DOMINATE in Denver to take 3-1 series lead @DallasStars | #TexasHockey | @BallySports https://t.co/L0EnpUYZw2
Shining bright! 💫 The @DallasStars defeat the Avalanche in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. https://t.co/WD5aLcCgLn
The Stars push Colorado to the brink of elimination 😤 https://t.co/Tjjl1lmlgA
Dallas puts Colorado on the brink, 5-1. Shots were 22-4 Stars at one point -- ended 34-27
Stars lead 3-1 after two.
Wyatt Johnston scored his seventh goal of the 2024 #StanleyCup Playoffs. Only two players in franchise history age 20 or younger have scored as many in a single postseason: Mike Modano (8 in 1991) and Brad Palmer (8 in 1981). #NHLStats: https://t.co/zVx2Xn2sIs https://t.co/IN7mHEiVp8
Stars take the ever-so-comfortable 3-0 lead over the Avalanche
3-0 Stars
3-0 Stars.
Wyatt Johnston, at age 20, scores his 11th career playoff goal in his 30th game. Mitch Marner has 11 playoff goals in 57 games.
Wyatt Johnston with his second on the night! Stars lead Avalanche 2-0 #NHLPlayoffs
And it's 2-0 Stars after a power-play goal. Shots are 22-4 in favor of Dallas. https://t.co/iE9hDowKX0
Johnston with his second, this one on the power play. It is 2-0 Stars in 2nd. SOG are 22-4
Stars win 4-1 against Avalanche to take 2-1 series lead https://t.co/ralYOpZy0t https://t.co/JW0fRfSnbh