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After extending their point streak against Minnesota and Calgary on the road, the Colorado Avalanche return home briefly for a matinee matchup against the Dallas Stars. This will be the third and final regular-season matchup between these two teams.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled then offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

The Dallas Stars will travel to the Rocky Mountains to face the Colorado Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen returns to Ball Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Stars-Avalanche prediction and pick.