Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey League
Avalanche take on the Stars following MacKinnon's 2-goal performance
Dallas Stars (28-15-1, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (27-18-1, in the Central Division)
Denver; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Dallas Stars after Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals in the Avalanche's 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Colorado has a 6-7-0 record in Central Division play and a 27-18-1 record overall. The Avalanche have scored 152 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank fourth in NHL play.
Dallas is 28-15-1 overall with an 11-3-1 record in Central Division play. The Stars have gone 9-4-0 in games they score at least one power-play goal.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Stars won 5-3 in the last matchup. Mason Marchment led the Stars with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: MacKinnon has scored 17 goals with 55 assists for the Avalanche. Jonathan Drouin has one goal and six assists over the past 10 games.
Wyatt Johnston has 10 goals and 22 assists for the Stars. Jason Robertson has five goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.9 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Stars: 8-2-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.9 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.
Stars: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesDAL leads series 1-0
Statistics
 DAL |
 COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2.46 | Goals Against Average | 3.11 |
| 26.4 | Shots Against per Game | 26.6 |
| 85.6 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 79.7 |
| 17 | Power Play Goals Against | 24 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 3.16 | Goals For per Game | 3.30 |
| 30.7 | Shots per Game | 29.3 |
| 24 | Power Play Goals | 29 |
| 17.4 | Power Play Percentage | 20.9 |
| 2 | Short Handed Goals | 3 |
| 294 | Penalty Minutes | 318 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Girard, D | Day-To-Day | Jan 15 |
| Valeri Nichushkin, RW | Out | Jan 13 |
| Jonathan Drouin, LW | Day-To-Day | Jan 9 |
| Scott Wedgewood, G | Injured Reserve | Jan 4 |
| Gabriel Landeskog, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 2 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Roope Hintz, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 17 |
| Mason Marchment, LW | Out | Jan 8 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin, D | Day-To-Day | Jan 7 |
| Nils Lundkvist, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 20 |
| Thomas Harley, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 20 |
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