Avalanche visit the Stars with 1-0 series lead

Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-26-6, in the Central Division)

Dallas; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Avalanche -152, Stars +127; over/under is 6

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Avalanche lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Dallas Stars in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Avalanche won 5-1 in the last matchup. Nathan MacKinnon led the Avalanche with two goals.

Dallas is 50-26-6 overall and 15-9-3 against the Central Division. The Stars have gone 22-11-3 in games their opponents commit more penalties.

Colorado is 13-12-2 against the Central Division and 49-29-4 overall. The Avalanche are 23-8-1 in games they convert at least one power play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mikko Rantanen has 32 goals and 56 assists for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

MacKinnon has 32 goals and 84 assists for the Avalanche. Brock Nelson has scored three goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 2-6-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Stars: None listed.

Avalanche: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.