Playoffs are right around the corner, and the Colorado Avalanche drew its seemingly inevitable matchup with the Dallas Stars. We’ve already previewed the forward matchup, so let’s dive in to the defense!
Dallas Projected Defense Pairs
Thomas Harley - Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell - Cody Ceci
Brendan Smith - Matt Dumba
Top Pair
You may have noticed Miro Heiskanen is not listed there - that’s because he’s going to be out for at least the first few games of the series as he continues to recover from knee surgery.