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Dallas Stars center Colin Blackwell, left, and teammate center Sam Steel (18) react after Blackwell scored the game-wining goal on Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, second from right, during overtime in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series early Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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DALLAS (AP) — Colin Blackwell was hoping for another crack at the playoffs when he signed with the Dallas Stars in free agency last summer. This is his sixth team in seven NHL seasons, and he had only been in the postseason one other time.