If you were looking at the Colorado Avalanche’s schedule at the beginning of the season, you might not have marked tonight’s game against the Dallas Stars as one of the most important of the season. Sure, the Stars are a Central Division rival. However, the Avs play division rivalry nights a couple dozen times a year.
Well, tonight’s game against the Stars is of paramount importance. Dallas has leapfrogged Colorado for the second seed in the Central. What’s more, with the Avalanche’s recent slump, they’ve come dangerously close to falling into a wild card spot or even out of the playoffs.