The Colorado Avalanche faced the Dallas Stars in a crucial game to gain ground in the Western Conference. Roope Hintz scored for the Stars, leading them to a 3-2 victory. Nathan MacKinnon had two assists, closing in on the Art Ross Trophy race. The Avalanche suffered a 7-4 loss to the Stars, impacting their Central Division title chances.
Heika’s Take: Stars answer bell in significant test, knock off Avalanche https://t.co/ZzPXkM6DMO
In a battle for the Central Division, the Dallas Stars outplayed the #Avs and showed some holes in their defense that need to be fixed, Read about it here! #GoAvsGo #NHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/aTDoNqtXsb
NEW @MileHighSports The Avs' chances at claiming the Central Division title fell drastically following Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars. "We did some dumb stuff today. ... We just weren't good enough defensively." https://t.co/UyPXKKVFBx
#Avs top faceoff percentage Nathan MacKinnon 12/22 54.5 Jonathan Drouin 6/12 50.0 Chris Wagner 1/2 50.0 Yakov Trenin 2/5 40.0 12:36 Casey Mittelstadt 3/11 27.3 Ross Colton 1/6 16.7 #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Nathan MacKinnon (48-85—133 in 78 GP) had two assists for the @Avalanche on Sunday and sits three points back of League leader Nikita Kucherov (43-93—136 in 76 GP) in the Art Ross Trophy race. #NHLStats: https://t.co/rY5jmk5H88 https://t.co/hw2DzRGfmj
Drouin ties his career high in points of 53 that he set in 2016-17 with the Tampa Bay Lightning #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/qmnusQQ6PJ
Hintz gains the lead for the Stars #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/SCUsR2TZbA
#Avs got clear after clear to the start the PK, killed off the first minute with ease. Then Joe Pavelski entered the zone, sent it to the front of the net and Roope Hintz was there to direct it into the net in a span of about two seconds. 3-2 Stars
The Avs have played the Stars 3 times this season so far..... Rantanen has two game winning goals and MacKinnon the other #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
#Avs and Stars scoring leaders #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/hQTC7946i2
Nathan MacKinnon and the @Avalanche (48-23-6, 102 points) will look to gain ground on the Western Conference-leading @DallasStars (48-20-9, 105 points) when they go head-to-head on @ESPN and @Sportsnet at 10 p.m. ET. #NHLStats: https://t.co/rY5jmk5H88 https://t.co/ZbwLC7gVif