After calling the first six games of the series on Victory+, the Stars’ play-by-play team of Josh Bogorad and Daryl “Razor” Reaugh was relegated to radio duty on Sportsradio 96.7 FM/1310 AM The Ticket (KTCK-AM), as the television feed was an exclusive broadcast for the national outlet.

In 81 career playoff games for the Avalanche, Rantanen had 101 points (34 goals, 67 assists). His last game with them was Jan. 22, but the regular season ended with him still as their third-leading scorer with 64 points (25 goals, 39 assists) in his 49 games behind Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.

Since the Stanley Cup win in 2022, the Avalanche have won just one playoff series and lost two Game 7s in the process. With MacKinnon and Cale Makar at the height of their primes, Colorado has to find a way to get back over the playoff hump for another deep run.