Khudobin made 29 saves Friday when the Stars had 54 shots on goal in a 6-4 win against the Ottawa Senators to avoid a third straight loss. Semyon Varlamov will start for the Avalanche, who will try to win their fourth straight game. They completed a sweep of a three-game road trip Friday with a 5-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes. Colorado has gone 5-0-1 in the past six games after going 0-4-1 in the previous five.
Players to watch
Stars forward Tyler Seguin has eight points (four goals, four assists) in the past eight games. He has 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 23 career games against the Avalanche. Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a three-game point streak. He leads the NHL in scoring with 36 points (nine goals, 27 assists).
They said it
"We shot a lot of pucks to the net, and there was a lot of traffic. (The previous) three games the defensemen haven't had many shots, so they said shoot the puck. We shoot, and there was traffic, so it was good." -- Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who scored two goals Friday "We're playing the right way defensively, we're getting contributions from a bunch of people on any given night. I like that everyone's involved." -- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar
Neither team had a morning skate … Hanzal and Bishop are expected to practice Monday. Hanzal hasn't played this season and Bishop will miss his third game Saturday.
Stat pack
The Stars have gone 1-for-20 on power plays in the past six games … The Landeskog-MacKinnon-Rantanen line has combined for 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) in the past three games.
