Stars @ Avalanche

Who will WIN this matchup?

Dallas Stars (26-15-4)

@ Colorado Avalanche (25-15-5)

Starting Goalies:

Ben Bishop (DAL): Confirmed

Philipp Grubauer (COL): Confirmed

Current odds:

Dallas Stars: (+120)

Colorado Avalanche: (-140)

• The Dallas Stars won six straight games to ascend into second place in the Central Division before dropping a one-goal decision in their last contest. The Stars aim to rebound from their recent misstep and bid for a four-game sweep of the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday when they conclude their four-game road trip in Denver. Tyler Seguin set up a goal for the third straight game in Dallas’ 2-1 setback to San Jose on Saturday, boosting his team-leading totals in assists (24) and points (35). The 27-year-old Seguin is never shy about shooting puck, and Colorado knows that firsthand as he scored his 17th goal in 30 career encounters during the Stars’ 3-2 shootout win on Dec. 28.

• The Avalanche have had plenty of time to stew after losing their third straight contest (0-2-1) and sixth in eight outings (2-4-2), with the club being off the ice since opening a season-high five-game homestand with Friday’s 4-3 overtime setback to Pittsburgh. Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal in that contest and has six tallies and seven assists in his last eight games.

• Offensive-minded defenseman John Klingberg hopes to return to the lineup following a four-game absence due to a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old Swede set up a pair of goals against Colorado on Dec. 28 and has three assists in the season series. Leading goal-scorer Roope Hintz also has three points (two goals, one assist) in the season series and eight (three goals, five assists) in his last nine games overall.

• Defenseman Samuel Girard celebrated his 200th career game by setting up a pair of goals against the Penguins, lifting his assist total to 11 in his last six contests. Cale Makar set up Matt Calvert’s game-tying goal in the third period on Friday, with the 24th assist tying John-Michael Liles for the second-most by a rookie blue-liner in franchise history. The 21-year-old has set up a pair of goals in the season series against Dallas.

• Colorado has scored a power-play goal in each of its last three home games, going 6-for-12 in that span.

• Dallas D Esa Lindell has recorded eight assists in his last six contests.

• Stars F Corey Perry will serve the final contest of his five-game suspension for elbowing Nashville D Ryan Ellis during the Winter Classic.