Stars vs Avalanche Lines: Show Time in Denver
Massive Central Division Showdown on Tuesday
Stars vs Avalanche Lines
Massive Central Division showdown on Tuesday
Two of the best teams in the National Hockey League‘s Central Division face-off in Denver on Tuesday night as the Colorado Avalanche host the Dallas Stars. Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this huge Western Conference showdown between the Stars vs Avalanche Lines matchup preview for Tuesday night in Denver.
Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche 
Records: Dallas Stars (35-16-9, 79 points) at Colorado Avalanche (35-19-5, 75 points)
Location: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
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Streaming: ESPN+/Live Sports Stream
Avs Climbing the Mountain
The Colorado Avalanche host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night in a big time Central Division showdown where they desperately need to stop the bleeding, with the club losing six of their last nine games overall, the latest of which coming on Saturday, where the Toronto Maple Leafs erased an early 2-0 deficit to beat the Avs 4-3 thanks to a late power-play goal from Tyler Bertuzzi to complete the Hat Trick for the night.
Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen scored his 30th goal of the year, making this the fourth consecutive season where the Finnish native has reached the 30-goal plateau. Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev made 26 saves on 30 shots faced in the losing effort, and he’s expected to make his league-high 49th appearance in net for Tuesday night’s NHL Lines contest.
Stars Flickering Out?
The Dallas Stars have been struggling heading into this extremely important showdown on Tuesday in Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche. Despite leading the Central Division with 79 points, head coach Pete DeBoar’s troops have lost five of their last six games overall, most recently just 24 hours ago at home, dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to the New York Islanders.
It’s the 19th game to go past Regulation for the Stars, which is part of the reason why they have a four point lead over their opponents for this evening in Colorado. Dallas has struggled against the Avs, losing five of their last six head-to-head meetings overall.
With Scott Wedgewood getting the start in goal last night against the Islanders, expect to see regular starter Jake Oettinger between the pipes tonight. This is his 36th start of the season, coming in with an overall record of 21-10-4 with a 2.92 goals-against average, a .903% save percentage and one shutout.
Stars vs Avalanche Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Colorado Avalanche NHL Odds to win as moderate favorites against the visiting Dallas Stars on Tuesday night priced in the range around -135 to -145. Colorado has lost six of their last nine games overall, while Dallas has lost five of their last six contests overall. The Avalanche have won five of the last six head-to-head meetings against the Stars going back to last season.
Concluding the Stars vs Avalanche Lines Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded to the Over between the pick’em price range of -110 and -120. Colorado has been on an Over run in 12 of their last 17 contests overall, including 9-2 in their last eleven road games. Dallas has gone Under in four of the last five games overall, and four of their last six games on the road. Head-to-Head, the Over has cashed in five of the last seven meetings played at Ball Arena in Denver.
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