Overview
- The Dallas Stars will play the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. CT in a nationally televised game on ESPN at the American Airlines Center.
- Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger has been outstanding, allowing one goal across three starts, posting two shutouts, and earning the NHL’s Second Star of the Week.
- Matt Duchene underwent core‑muscle surgery and is expected to miss about three months, a loss Coach Glen Gulutzan says will reduce the team’s offensive options.
- Dallas’s offense has struggled early, scoring 11 total goals (about 2.2 per game) and converting just 7.7% on the power play, placing pressure on Oettinger and the top lines.
- Colorado arrives as the NHL’s highest-scoring team at 5.2 goals per game but has goaltending questions, and the series includes a fan watch party at the AT&T Discovery District before the teams meet again in Colorado.