The Colorado Avalanche face the Dallas Stars in a matchup between two of the best teams in the NHL. The Avalanche have a 34-20-5 record and with seven wins in their last 10 games have jumped into third place in the Central Division. The Stars have a 33-16-13 record and with back-to-back wins are in first place in the Central Division. Both teams look to remain near the top of the division and the Western Conference and the upcoming game should be a great one.
The Avalanche are having a great season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.15 goals per game. Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Artturi Lehkonen have combined for 82 goals and 105 assists to lead the top two line but the rest of the offense has also stepped up. J.T. Compher, Valeri Nichushkin, and Evan Rodrigues have combined for 35 goals and 61 assists while defenseman Devon Toews is adding four goals and 28 assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has been great but the defense has carried the Avalanche, allowing only 2.73 goals per game with only nine goals in the last four games. Devon Toews and Josh Manson have combined for 6.7 defensive point shares and 137 blocked shots while Bowen Byram and Samuel Girard have combined for 3.5 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. Moreover, goaltender Alexandar Georgiev has been remarkable with a .921 save perce ntage and a 2.57 goals-against average on 1365 shots with 21.3 goals saved above average.
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