The Colorado Avalanche (-140), one of the NHL’s top power play offenses, welcome the Dallas Stars (+120) and their suffocating penalty killing defense at Ball Arena on Saturday.
The total is 6 (O: -115, U: -105)Dallas (41-20-14) is playing the second of a back-to-back after earning a 5-2 win over the Coyotes yesterday, their third consecutive win away from home.
The Stars committed only two penalties in the game, yet still conceded a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Stars. Jason Robertson scored and provided three assists to lead the team in scoring.
Jake Oettinger allowed two goals on 18 shots against (.888%) in the win.Colorado (44-24-6) fell 4-2 to the Wild on Wednesday. Lars Eller and Bowen Byram each scored once for the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev saved only 25 of 28 shots against (.892%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Avalanche have won two of the three games between the teams this season, although the Stars were 7-3 victors in their most recent meeting in March. Robertson led Dallas with three points (2G 1A). Samuel Girard led Colorado with three points (1G 2A). Oettinger got the win, saving 32 of 35 shots (.914%).
FACING OFF
Dallas is averaging 3.43 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on an Avalanche team that is allowing 2.73 goals a game (8th).
Meanwhile, Colorado has found the net 3.26 times a game on average, 14th in the league, and the Stars are allowing opponents to score 2.72 goals per game (7th).
The Avalanche’s third-ranked power play offense (25.21%) will face a challenging test against the Stars, who are the league’s fourth-best penalty killing team (83.33%). Dallas, meanwhile, has scored on 23.18% of their power play opportunities (8th), which the visitors will be looking to add to against Colorado’s 16th-ranked 79.56% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 95 points this season, eighth-most in the NHL, Robertson is the top skater for the Stars. He is among the league leaders with 42 goals (7th) and has added 53 assists. In the net, Oettinger (33-10-11) is Dallas’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.46 GAA and a .917% save percentage.
Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen lead the Avalanche in scoring with 95 and 88 points, respectively. MacKinnon ranks ninth in the league in points scored on the season. He has 32 goals and 63 assists (7th), while Rantanen has 48 goals (3rd) and 40 assists () in 74 games.
Pavel Francouz (7-7-1) has the best goals against average for Colorado at 2.53. He has a save percentage of .919%. Georgiev (34-16-5) has played the most games in net for the Avalanche this season. He has a 2.55 GAA and a .918% save percentage, fifth-best in the league.
HOME AND AWAY
Dallas is 23-10-5 on the road this season. Colorado is 20-13-5 at home this season. Meanwhile, the Stars are 3-5 without a day off and 2-5 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Avalanche are 3-0 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Colorado Avalanche (-160)
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