The Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4) travel to face off against the Dallas Stars (50-26-6) on Monday, April 28th. This game will be played at American Airlines Center in Dallas and televised on ESPN. Both the Avalanche and Stars will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Puck drop is scheduled for 9:30 ET.

Avalanche vs Stars

The Colorado Avalanche Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Avalanche fell to 49-29-4 after a 5-2 road loss to the Predators. Colorado took the lead early in the second period, but Nashville responded with five unanswered goals. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals pushed the game over the line.

As the underdogs on the puck line, the Avalanche failed to cover. Cale Makar opened the scoring at 17:06 in the second period, but the Predators tied it up at 11:29 in the same period. Nashville then took the lead with 1:20 left in the second and added three more goals in the third.

The Dallas Stars Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Dallas fell to 50-26-6 after a 4-2 road loss to the Panthers. The Stars, underdogs on the puck line, failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, but the game’s 6 total goals fell just short.

After trailing 2-0, Dallas tied it up with two second-period goals. However, the Panthers responded with two more, including an empty-netter, to seal the win.

Colorado Offense Breakdown

Cale Makar netted his 5th goal of the season on a power play, while Nathan MacKinnon added a 6th goal to his tally. Makar also picked up his 16th assist, and MacKinnon recorded his 14th assist. Devon Toews contributed with his 2nd assist of the season.

The Avalanche took 30 shots on goal and scored for the first time at the 17:06 mark of the second period. They followed up with another goal at 2:17 in the third. Colorado had 23 offensive giveaways in the game.

Stars Offense Breakdown

Dallas was held scoreless in the first period before Evgenii Dadonov netted his second goal of the season on a power play, followed by Matt Duchene’s seventh goal. Duchene also picked up his eighth assist on Dadonov’s goal.

The Stars fired 25 shots on goal, but were hampered by 32 giveaways. Miro Heiskanen added his fourth assist of the season, while Thomas Harley earned his fifth assist on Duchene’s goal.

Colorado Team Defense

Colorado’s defense struggled late, giving up three goals in the third period, including two empty-netters. Justus Annunen made 21 saves with an 87.5% save percentage, but the Avalanche also allowed a late goal in the second period and another early in the third.

Dallas Team Defense

After tying the game at 2-2, the Stars’ defense gave up two late goals, including the game-winner at 2:32 into the 3rd period. They also allowed an empty-netter with 1:00 remaining. Casey DeSmith finished with a save percentage of 87.5%, making 21 saves. Defensively, the Stars recorded 5 takeaways and 26 hits.

Avalanche vs Stars Trends

• When looking at their past ten road matchups, Colorado has an puck line record of 5-5 while averaging 4 per game. The team went 6-4 overall in these games.
• Through their last ten home games, Dallas has an puck line record of just 4-6. However, their overall record was 4-6 while averaging 2 goals per game.
• As the betting underdog, the Stars have an puck line mark of just 7-3 in their last ten games. Dallas posted a straight up mark of 3-7 in these matchups.
• The Avalanche have played well in their last five games as the betting favorite, going 3-2 straight up and 3-2 against the spread.

Avalanche vs Stars Prediction

For a moneyline bet, I’m backing the Stars to secure a victory over the Avalanche at home. With the moneyline currently set at +120, I’m locking in my bet on the Stars straight-up.

Our projections have the Stars pulling out a win as the underdog. But if you’re not as bullish as we are on the Stars, we’d recommend at least getting a bet down on them to cover the puck line.

If you’re looking at the over/under line set at 6 goals, our prediction is that this game will exceed that mark, and we strongly advise placing a bet on the over.

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