The Colorado Avalanche visit the Dallas Stars at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time Tuesday, October 13, opening a two-night Central Division series in the middle game of ESPN’s Frozen Frenzy tripleheader.
The teams play at American Airlines Center before meeting again Wednesday at Ball Arena in Denver. These are the first two of four scheduled regular-season meetings, with the other games set for January 22 in Dallas and January 24 in Colorado, according to the Avalanche’s game preview.
Mikko Rantanen faces his former Colorado teammates as Dallas’ leading scorer, with six points through five games. Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche into the matchup with 10 points through five games. The NHL’s matchup guide also highlights Cale Makar and Miro Heiskanen on the two blue lines.
“It’s a big two games. In a hard division like we have, these games are really important,” Rantanen told the Stars’ website ahead of the series.
The game airs on ESPN in the United States and streams in the ESPN app with an applicable plan. Canadian listings are Sportsnet+ and TVA Sports. It falls between Devils–Red Wings at 4 p.m. Mountain Time and Bruins–Sharks at 9 p.m. in ESPN’s national lineup.
See the full October 13 NHL watch guide for all 16 games, Canadian channels and the U.S. whiparound coverage.
