Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog scored his first NHL goal in nearly three years, Logan O’Connor had a short-handed tally and the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Game 4 to even their first-round series.

The Avalanche captain had 13:16 of ice time without a shot on goal in his return. The 32-year-old hadn't played in the NHL since June 26, 2022, when the Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final to win the Stanley Cup.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, as the first round has been very entertaining across the board. Storylines have materialized in every series, including line brawls in Montreal, Vezina-caliber goaltenders getting chased in St.