Johnston’s record-setting starter goal came on a shot from the immediate left of the net. The 21-year-old forward already in his 43rd career playoff game was skating toward the back wall and passing the red line when he took the shot that ricocheted off goalie Mackenzie Blackwood.

The last time the Stars went to Denver with a series lead, the Avalanche blew them away to even the series. Can they avoid a repeat in Game 6?

The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars meet in Game 5 of a Western Conference first-round, best-of-7 series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday.