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Colorado Avalanche (13-10, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (13-8, in the Central Division)

Dallas; Friday, 9pm EST

BETMGM SPORTS BOOK LINE: Stars -140, Avalanche +116; top/bottom is 6.5

Bottom line: The Dallas Stars host the Colorado Avalanche after the Avalanche defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in a shootout.

Dallas is 13-8 overall and 4-2-0 against the Central Division. The Stars have a 4-2-0 record in games in which they score at least one power play goal.

Colorado is 13-10 overall and 2-3-0 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have a 2-5-0 record in games in which their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.

The teams will meet for the first time this season on Friday.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Duchene has 12 goals and 14 assists for the Stars. Mason Marchment has scored five goals and seven assists in the past ten games.

Cale Makar has eight goals and 22 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has scored eight goals and seven assists in the past ten games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.1 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while conceding 2.8 goals per game.

Avalanche: 7-3-0, averaging three goals, 4.8 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.2 penalty minutes while allowing 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Stars: None listed.

Avalanche: None listed.

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.