A pair of the top teams in the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche (third in the conference at 48-23-6) and the Dallas Stars (first at 48-20-9), square off on Sunday, April 7 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN.
Avalanche vs. Stars Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
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Avalanche and Stars Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche’s 285 total goals (3.7 per game on 6.4 assists per contest) lead the NHL.
- Defensively, the Avalanche are giving up 231 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 14th in league action.
- Their +54 goal differential is sixth-best in the league.
- The 65 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (on 266 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
- The Avalanche rank sixth in the league with a 24.44% power-play conversion rate.
- The Avalanche have capitalized with seven shorthanded goals this season (ninth among NHL teams).
- The Avalanche have the league’s sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.66%).
- The Avalanche win 48.1% of their faceoffs (23rd in the NHL)
- The Avalanche make 11.1% of their shots (fifth in the league).
- The Avalanche have shut out opponents four times this season. They average 17.2 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- With 48 goals and 83 assists this season, Nathan MacKinnon is one of Colorado’s leading contributors (131 points).
- Mikko Rantanen is another of Colorado’s top contributors currently with 102 total points (40 goals and 62 assists) to his name.
- Colorado’s offensive effort is aided by Cale Makar’s 102 points. He’s contributed 64 assists.
- As Colorado’s top goalie, Alexandar Georgiev has recorded 37 wins and 16 losses this season while allowing 167 goals with 1502 saves.
Avalanche Injuries
Logan O’Connor: Hip (Out For Season), Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season)
Stars Insights
- The Stars are second in the league in scoring (280 goals, 3.6 per game).
- The Stars’ total of 221 goals given up (2.9 per game) is 10th in the NHL.
- They have a league-best goal differential of +59.
- The Stars have 54 power-play goals (eighth-most in NHL) on 227 chances.
- The Stars score on 23.79% of their power plays, No. 8 in the NHL.
- This season, the Stars have 12 shorthanded goals (second in league).
- The Stars’ have the ninth-best penalty kill percentage (81.58).
- At 53.8%, the Stars have the league’s third-best faceoff win rate.
- The 11.5% shooting percentage of the Stars is fourth in the league.
- This season, the Stars have shut out their opponents four times.
Stars Key Players
- Jason Robertson has put up 77 points (1.0 per game) for Dallas, with 26 goals and 51 assists in 77 games (playing 18:20 per game).
- Joe Pavelski has amassed 64 points this season, with 26 goals and 38 assists.
- Dallas’ Roope Hintz is among the top offensive players on the team with 62 total points (29 goals and 33 assists).
- Jake Oettinger has a 31-13-4 record this season, with a .903 save percentage (39th in the league). He has 1210 saves, and has conceded 130 goals (2.8 goals against average).
Stars Injuries
Evgenii Dadonov: Lower Body (Out), Jani Hakanpaa: Lower Body (Out)