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Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Friday, January 22, 2027 · American Airlines Center

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Prime Video · ALT

Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Friday, January 22, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video and ALT.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Avalanche 1, Stars 0 so far; the last game finished COL 3, DAL 2.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

First game of a road trip.

  1. 122027-01-12: at PIT
  2. 132027-01-13: no game
  3. 142027-01-14: at BUF
  4. 152027-01-15: no game
  5. 162027-01-16: at WSH
  6. 172027-01-17: no game
  7. 182027-01-18: vs VAN
  8. 192027-01-19: no game
  9. 202027-01-20: vs BOS
  10. 212027-01-21: no game
  11. 222027-01-22: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~663 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~663 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Boston, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, New Jersey and Chicago).

  1. 122027-01-12: vs OTT
  2. 132027-01-13: no game
  3. 142027-01-14: at BOS
  4. 152027-01-15: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 162027-01-16: no game
  6. 172027-01-17: at NYR
  7. 182027-01-18: no game
  8. 192027-01-19: at NJD
  9. 202027-01-20: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 212027-01-21: no game
  11. 222027-01-22: vs COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~803 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,260 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

COLDAL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)DAL 50.4s (6th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

COL 24% (4th least often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series