The Colorado Avalanche aims to snap a three-game skid and move into second place in the Central Division when it plays the Dallas Stars at home on Tuesday.
Colorado lost a tough one in overtime on Friday to the Pittsburgh Penguins, falling 4-3. Matt Calvert scored with a deflection off a shot by Cale Makar during a 6-on-5 with 31 seconds left in the third period, but the Avs couldn’t capitalize in extra time. Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog also scored a goal each in the contest, while Samuel Girard added two assists in his 200th NHL game.
The Stars lost 2-1 to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, with Jamie Benn tallying Dallas’ only marker and goalie Anton Khudobin stopping 24-of-26 shots. Before the defeat, the team ripped off six straight wins from Dec. 28 to Jan. 9.
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