The Dallas Stars continue their season-opening Central Division road trip when they face their divisional rival Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at Ball Arena.
Coming off a 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets in which they barely held on to a 5-1 lead in the third period, the Stars will look to move to 2-0 on the young season against the Avalanche. Colorado already has two games under its belt, opening with a 4-1 road win over the Los Angeles Kings and a 2-1 home win over the Utah Mammoth.
Here is everything fans should know about Stars-Avalanche, including matchup information and how to watch:
How to watch Stars-Avalanche
Sports Roundup
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11
Where: Ball Arena (Denver, Colo.)
TV/Streaming: Victory+
Radio: Sportsradio 96.7/1310 The Ticket
Bottom line
Colorado had a 49-29-4 record overall while going 15-14-4 against opponents from the Central Division last season. The Avalanche had a 25.2% power play success rate last season, scoring 58 goals on 230 chances.
Dallas went 50-26-6 overall and 23-13-3 in division play last season. The Stars scored 55 power-play goals last season on 250 chances for a 22.0% success rate.
The last time these two teams faced off, it was Game 7 of their playoff series in which the Stars and Mikko Rantanen mounted a furious comeback in the third period to advance to the second round.
Injuries
Avalanche: G Mackenzie Blackwood (OUT), RW Logan O’Connor (LTIR), D Sean Behrens (IR – non-roster), D Ronnie Attard (IR – non-roster), D Jacob Macdonald (IR – non-roster)
Stars: LW Jamie Benn (LTIR), RW Kyle McDonald (IR – non-roster), C Chase Wheatcroft (IR – non-roster), C Oskar Bäck (IR)
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