Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars: game preview

Meeting number 168

Across 167 completed games, Colorado lead the head-to-head 85-58-24.

Colorado out-attempted Dallas 333 to 221

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Colorado have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

Every team’s xG →

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Nathan MacKinnon has 9 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

Forwards to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

29Nathan MacKinnon22352.50

62Artturi Lehkonen23142.00

88Martin Necas22242.00

14Jamie Benn31120.67

96Mikko Rantanen31120.67

21Jason Robertson31120.67

Points leaders →

Defencemen to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

42Josh Manson21231.50

8Cale Makar21231.50

7Devon Toews20221.00

4Miro Heiskanen32020.67

57Tyler Myers30000.00

23Esa Lindell30000.00

Defencemen stats →

In the last meetings

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PlayerGPGAPSOG

29Nathan MacKinnon545919

88Martin Necas536916

96Mikko Rantanen33256

53Wyatt Johnston531414

21Jason Robertson422417

55Thomas Harley51349

8Cale Makar421312

4Miro Heiskanen41235

43Valeri Nichushkin51129

42Josh Manson51129

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Scott Wedgewood has started most of these meetings

Scott Wedgewood played 4 of the last 5 meetings with Dallas, with a .925 save percentage. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Colorado

Expected starter after their game on 10 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Dallas

Expected starter after their game on 10 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Scoring rates point to about 6.2 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

4 Apr 20262 · COL 2–0 DAL

18 Mar 20263 · DAL 2–1 COL

6 Mar 20269 · COL 5–4 DAL

11 Oct 20259 · DAL 5–4 COL

3 May 20256 · COL 2–4 DAL

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Colorado7.002.503.682.48

Dallas2.002.003.402.76

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.2Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings5.8Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

8 on the injury lists

Tuesday 13 October · the full slate

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