Whenever the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars face off, it's going to be one hell of a game, and this one doesn't disappoint. After numerous lead changes and an eventful overtime, the Stars won 5-4 in the shootout.

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche lost 5-4 in a shootout against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. After two strong wins against LA Kings and Utah Mammoth, the Avs faced tough competition against Dallas.

Preview the Oct. 11 matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche will host the Dallas Stars in a matchup of undefeated Central Division rivals early in the season on Saturday night. Coverage of the game begins at 6:30 p.m. on KTVD Channel 20.

The Colorado Avalanche spent all of training camp talking about how why this season can be different than the last.

"We're all (Denver Broncos) fans in here," Avs defenseman Cale Makar told reporters Monday. "Let's get that out of the way."

The evening of season openers ends as the Avs visit the Kings in L.A. The puck drops on an all-new season of NHL action on Tuesday, Oct. 7 with a tripleheader of games beginning at 5 p.m. ET and airing on ESPN.

It’s quite something to be an NHLer who has played 1,500 games. It’s even more impressive to do it while riding a games-played ironman streak of 927 games – the fourth-longest ironman streak in league history – while also being an important part of a legitimate Stanley Cup frontrunner in the Colorado Avalanche.

Preview the Oct. 9 matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Utah Mammoth with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.