Colorado Avalanche Vs. Dallas Stars Odds, Picks, and Predictions (2/13/22)

The Avalanche extended their point streak to 18 contests with a 3-2 victory over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion, Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.  They are 16-0-2 during the streak, having won 11 of their last 12 games.  Colorado is 33-8-4 with 70 points, first in the Central Division.  The Avalanche are 12-6-2 on the road in 2021-22.  Jason Robertson scored 3:10 into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 home victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.   Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist, while Denis Gurianov had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 31 saves for the Stars.  Dallas is 25-18-2 for 52 points, fifth in the Central Division.  The Stars have won seven of their past nine games.  In the last 10 meetings between Colorado and Dallas, the road team in 7-3. 

Colorado Avalanche Vs. Dallas Stars Betting Odds

The Avalanche are 4-0 in their last four road games.  Colorado is 7-1 in their last eight Sunday games.  The Avalanche are 5-1 in their last six games vs. Central Division foes.  Colorado (18 games) has the longest points streak in the NHL since Boston had a point in 19 straight games from end of January 2019 to early March 2019, per NHL.com.  The Avalanche are +475 to win the 2021-22 Stanley Cup, best in the NHL.  Over is 6-0 in the Stars last six games when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game.  Dallas is 3-2-0 through five games of a six-game homestand that ends Sunday against Colorado.  Over is 4-0 in the Stars last four games vs. Western Conference opponents. 

Colorado Avalanche Odds

Nazem Kadri is fourth in the NHL in scoring with 61 points (19 points and 42 assists); averaging 1.45 points per game.  Kadri has scored 10 points (four goals, six assists) during a six-game point streak.  He’s averaging 19:18 of ice time per game and is a +20.  Mikko Rantanen is seventh in the NHL in scoring with 55 points (24 goals and 31 assists); averaging 1.31 points per game.  He’s tied for eighth in the NHL in plus/minus at +25 and is averaging 20:47 of ice time per game. Rantanen is +4000 to win the Hart Trophy this season.  Captain Gabriel Landeskog has played in 37 games this year and is third on the team in scoring with 46 points (20 goals and 26 assists).  In his 11^th season, he’s averaging 20:25 of ice time per game and has won 55.4% of his draws at the face-off dot.  Nathan MacKinnon is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Stars due to a facial fracture and concussion.  He has 43 points in 31 games (nine goals and 34 assists).  Andre Burakovsky has played in 43 games this year and has compiled 36 points (14 goals and 22 assists).  He’s a +9, averaging 16:14 of ice time per game.

Per NHL.com, Avalanche defensemen have accounted for an NHL-high 44 goals this season.  Cale Makar is one of the top defensemen in the NHL.  He’s +125 to win his first Norris Trophy.  In his third season, Makar leads all NHL defensemen with 18 goals and has 44 points, which is fourth amongst defensemen this year.  He’s blocked 52 shots and has delivered 48 hits in 2021-22.  Finally, he’s tied with Nazem Kadri for the team lead in game winning goals this campaign with five.  Devon Toews has 34 points this year (nine goals and 25 assists).  Toews had a goal and assist in the Colorado’s last game, a 3-2 victory over the Lightning on Thursday.  In his second season with Colorado, he’s second in the NHL is plus/minus at +34.  Samuel Girard has 26 points in 43 games this season (five goals and 21 assists).  He’s averaging 21:50 of ice time per game and has blocked 58 shots.  Veteran Erik Johnson has played in 45 games in 2021-22.  He leads the Avalanche in blocked shots with 80 and hits with 101. 

Darcy Kuemper has started 32 games for the Avalanche this year.  He’s 22-5-1 with a .916 save percentage and a 2.54 GAA.  In Colorado’s win over Tampa Bay, Kuemper made 35 saves.   Pavel Francouz has played in eight games this year, winning seven with a .927 save percentage and a 2.29 GAA.

Dallas Stars Odds

Joe Pavelski in his 16^th NHL season, leads the Stars in scoring with 48 points (19 goals and 29 assists).  He’s done well on the power play this year with 14 points (seven goals and seven assists).  Pavelski is third on the team in plus/minus at +16 while logging 18:01 of ice time per game.  Left wing Jason Robertson is second on the team in scoring with 44 points (20 goals and 24 assists).  He has scored 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in his past 18 games.  Robertson leads the team in plus/minus at +19.  He’s tallied 13 points on the power play this year (eight goals and five assists).  In his third season he leads the team in game winning goals with six.  Roope Hintz is second on the club in plus/minus this year at +18.  He’s third on the team in points with 40 in 2021-22.  Hintz leads the Stars in goals this season with 21.  Center Tyler Seguin has appeared in 45 for Dallas this season, scoring 15 goals.  He’s won 56.7% of his face-offs and averaging 17:36 of ice time per game this campaign.  Long-time Dallas Star and team captain, Jamie Benn has 22 points on the season (12 goals and 10 assists).  He has six points on the power play this year (two goals and four assists.). 

Miro Heiskanen leads the Dallas defense in points with 27 points (four goals and 23 assists).  He has eight points on the power play this season (two goals and six assists).  He averages 24:42 of ice time per game and has blocked 60 shots on the year.  John Klingberg is the second highest scoring defenseman on the club with 26 points (one goal and 25 assists).  He has 14 points on the power play and averaging 21:40 of ice time per game in 2021-22.  Veteran Ryan Suter has played in 45 games this year, with 19 points (four goals and 15 assists).  He has blocked 42 shots and is averaging 23:12 of ice time per game.  Esa Lindell has played in 45 this season and leads the team with 91 blocked shots.  In his seventh season the defenseman has chipped in 15 points (three goals and 12 assists) while registering 72 hits in 2021-22. 

Braden Holtby has started 20 games for the Stars this season.  The 2015-16 Vezina Trophy winner is 9-9-1 with a .913 save percentage and a 2.76 GAA in 2021-22.  Jake Oettinger a first-round pick by Dallas in 2017 has played 18 games this year.  He’s 13-5-0 with a .910 save percentage and a 2.58 GAA.

Colorado Avalanche Vs. Dallas Stars Picks & Prediction

Colorado is scoring 4.1 goals per game, second in the league and taking 35.3 shots per game, fourth overall.  Defensively the Avalanche are allowing 2.9 goals per game, ranked 16^th overall in the league.  Dallas is scoring three goals per game, ranking them 16^th in the NHL and attempting 30.7 shots per game, 17^th overall. On the defensive side, the Stars are allowing three goals per game which ranks 20^th in the NHL.  I like the Avalanche to extend their points scoring streak to 19 games by getting their 13^th road victory of the season at Dallas.  Take Colorado and over six combined goals scored in this game.