• The Stars face the Colorado Avalanche at American Airlines Center on Sunday afternoon in the second of three meetings this season. The clubs will conclude the season series Tuesday in Denver.
• The teams last met on Nov. 26 in Dallas, a 3-1 victory for the Stars. Forward Joe Pavelski lit the lamp twice in the first 91 seconds of the game, the first of which marked the 400th goal of his NHL career. Forward Denis Gurianov added a goal while goaltender Jake Oettinger made 32 saves on 33 shots and goaltender Braden Holtby stopped all four shots he faced.
• On home ice, the Stars have won five straight and nine of their past 11 (9-2-0) against the Avs.
• Captain Jamie Benn shares the team-lead with 41 points (13 goals, 28 assists) in 48 games against the Avalanche, his second-highest total against any individual opponent.
• Gurianov scored on the power play in his most recent game against the Avalanche. He now has three goals in three straight games against them, the only such streak against an opponent in his career. He has totaled five points (three goals, two assists) in seven games against Colorado.
• Forward Roope Hintz tallied an assist when the Stars faced the Avs in November. He has recorded points (two goals, three assists) in four straight games against them.
• Forward Tanner Kero has recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in four career games against Colorado, including his first career three point game (two goals, one assist) on Jan. 1, 2017.
• Pavelski has three points (two goals, one assist) in his past two games against the Avalanche and 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his previous nine. In 47 career games, Pavelski has tallied 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists) against Colorado.
• Forward Tyler Seguin leads Dallas with 17 goals against Colorado, contributing to a total of 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists) in 32 games against them. He has points in six of his past nine (four goals, four assists) against the Avalanche and four of his past five (two goals, two assists) at home.
• Defenseman Ryan Suter recorded an assist in his last game against the Avs, his third in his past four games against them on home ice. He leads the Stars with 36 assists and shares the team lead with 41 points (five goals, 36 assists) against Colorado.
• Oettinger appeared against the Avalanche for the first time in his career the last time the teams faced off, establishing a record of 1-0-0 and a .970 save percentage.
• Holtby has a 6-1-0 record, 2.63 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in nine career appearances vs. Colorado