Colorado Avalanche (3-2, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (2-2-1, in the Central Division)

Dallas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Dallas Stars after Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals in the Avalanche's 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Dallas is 2-2-1 overall with a 0-2-0 record against the Central Division. The Stars have a 1-1-1 record when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

Colorado has a 3-2 record overall and a 1-1-0 record in Central Division play. The Avalanche have gone 3-1-0 in games they score at least three goals.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

INJURIES: Stars: Radek Faksa: day to day (lower body), Joel Kiviranta: out (lower-body), Cameron Hughes: out (upper-body), Harrison Scott: out (undisclosed), Matt Duchene: out (lower-body).

Avalanche: Logan O'Connor: day to day (lower-body), Georgii Merkulov: out (undisclosed).

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