The Dallas Stars (11-5-2) and their explosive offense play host to the Colorado Avalanche (10-5-1) and their suffocating defense at American Airlines Center on Monday. Colorado is coming off a 4-0 win over the Capitals on Saturday, their third consecutive win away from home.
The Avalanche committed only two penalties in the game, holding Washington without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen both scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring.
Alexandar Georgiev recorded his zeroth shutout of the season with an impressive 32 saves. Dallas beat the Islanders 5-2 on Saturday. Five players found the net for the Stars. Jamie Benn scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jake Oettinger was impressive in the win, making 27 saves (.931%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Stars won two of the three games between the teams last season, including a 4-1 victory in their final meeting in February. Joe Pavelski led Dallas with four points (2G 2A). MacKinnon scored Colorado’s only goal. Oettinger got the win, saving 46 of 47 shots (.978%).
FACING OFF
Colorado is averaging 3.56 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Stars team that is allowing 2.72 goals a game (8th).
Meanwhile, Dallas has found the net 3.94 times a game on average, second in the league, and will be looking to overpower the Avalanche’s stout defense, which is holding opponents to 2.50 goals per game (5th).
The Avalanche’s 36.54% power play percentage is the best in the league, while Dallas’ 30.19% conversion rate ranks third. Dallas has been equally adept at penalty killing, boasting the league’s fifth-highest PK% at 82.89%. Colorado ranks 27th at 74.07%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
MacKinnon (26 points), Mikko Rantanen (25), and Cale Makar (19) have been the top skaters this season for the Avalanche. MacKinnon and Rantanen are the eighth- and sixth-leading point scorers in the NHL.
Rantanen is among the league leaders with his 11 goals (5th), while MacKinnon leads the league with 21 assists. Makar has also been an offensive leader for Colorado, scoring four and assisting 15. In the net, Pavel Francouz (2-3-0) is Colorado’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.42 GAA and a .925% save percentage, fifth-best in the league. Georgiev (7-2-1) leads the Avalanche in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.70 and a save percentage of .924%.
Jason Robertson leads the Stars in scoring with 27 points (4th in the league). He has 12 goals (5th in the league) and 15 assists in 18 games.
Oettinger (6-2-1) has the best goals against average for Dallas at 2.23, fifth-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .927%, fourth-best.
HOME AND AWAY
Colorado is 6-3-0 away from home this season. Dallas is 5-2-0 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Colorado Avalanche (-110)
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