Johnston's record-setting starter goal came off the opening faceoff, when he 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 Blackwood.

Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz come through in a big way to give Dallas a 3-2 series lead over the Avalanche.