Colorado Avalanche (33-8-4, first in the Central) vs. Dallas Stars (25-18-2, fifth in the Central)
Dallas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit Dallas after the Stars took down Winnipeg 4-3 in overtime.
The Stars are 12-10-2 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is eighth in the Western Conference averaging 3.0 goals per game, led by Roope Hintz with 21.
The Avalanche are 11-3-2 against the rest of their division. Colorado leads the league shooting 11.5% and averaging 4.1 goals on 35.3 shots per game.
Dallas knocked off Colorado 3-1 in the last meeting between these teams on Nov. 26. Joe Pavelski scored two goals for the Stars in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pavelski leads the Stars with 48 points, scoring 19 goals and adding 29 assists. Hintz has 13 points over the last 10 games for Dallas.
Mikko Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 24 goals and has 55 points. Gabriel Landeskog has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 7-3-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.4 assists, three penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with an .893 save percentage.
Avalanche: 9-0-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.8 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while allowing 1.8 goals per game with a .947 save percentage.
INJURIES: Stars: Radek Faksa: day to day (lower body).
Avalanche: Bowen Byram: out (personal), Nathan MacKinnon: out (face/concussion).
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