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Dallas Stars (42-15-10, 94 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (44-13-9, 97 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Wednesday, March 18
Time: 9:30 pm EST
How To Watch: TNT/HBO Max
Radio: 92.5 ALT Radio/96.7 FM The Ticket

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Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars suffered a 6-3 loss to the Mammoth on Monday. The loss snapped their 15-game point streak. They’re 6-1-1 in March, averaging 4.4 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game. It also snapped their four-game winning streak.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche dropped their second straight on Monday in a 7-2 loss to the Penguins. The loss was their third in their last four games, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game.

Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Johnston Hintz-Bourque
Steel-Duchene-Benn
Bunting-Hryckowian-Blackwell
Back-Hyry-Erne

Lindell-Heiskanen
Harley-Lundkvist
Bischel-Myers

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Nichushkin-MacKinnon-Necas
Colton Kadri-Nelson-Roy
Kelly-Drury-Kiviranta
Bardakov-Brindley

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Kulak-Malinski
Blankenburg

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Dallas Stars

Wyatt Johnston has a goal in each game against Colorado this season. He has two goals and an assist in the two games against them.

Colorado Avalanche

Martin Necas has seven points in two games against Dallas this season, with two goals and five assists.

Injury Report:

Dallas Stars

F Tyler Seguin – IR
F Mikko Rantanen – IR
F Roope Hintz – Out
F Radek Faksa – IR

Colorado Avalanche

F Logan O’Connor – Out
F Ross Colton – DTD
F Artturi Lehkonen – Out
F Gabriel Landeskog – Out

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