Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche and Stars tied 1-1 heading into game 3

Dallas Stars (50-26-6, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (49-29-4, in the Central Division)

Denver; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

Avalanche -167, Stars +140; over/under is 6.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Dallas Stars in game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1. The teams meet Monday for the sixth time this season. The Stars won the previous matchup 4-3 in overtime.

Colorado is 49-29-4 overall and 13-12-3 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have a 23-8-2 record when scoring a power-play goal.

Dallas is 16-9-3 against the Central Division and 50-26-6 overall. The Stars have a 23-11-3 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martin Necas has 27 goals and 57 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Mikko Rantanen has 32 goals and 56 assists for the Stars. Evgenii Dadonov has scored five goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 5-3-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Stars: 2-6-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.

Stars: None listed.

COL wins series 2-1