Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53) tires to shoot against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) tries to stop him during the second period of an NHL hockey game at American Airlines Center, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Dallas. (Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer)

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Klingberg had been attempting to resurrect his NHL career after spending more than a year working his way back from injury.

Colorado coach Jared Bednar has stressed the importance of winning games within the division, so Saturday's game against the visiting Dallas Stars has more meaning for both teams.

The Dallas Stars (28-15-1) have three players currently listed on the injury report as they ready to square off against the Colorado Avalanche (27-18-1) on Saturday, January 18 at Ball Arena, with

The Colorado Avalanche host the Dallas Stars after Nathan MacKinnon's two-goal game against the Edmonton Oilers in the Avalanche's 4-3 loss.

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Amongst them are the Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers and, according to Darren Dreger, the latter may have become the front-runner in the blue liner’s sweepstakes.

The Stars are in the first wild card spot despite a mediocre road record, but have a five-game road trip and a chance to turn that around.

Hellebucyk has won a pair of Vezina Trophies as the league’s best goaltender, finishing second (once) and third (once) as well. He is the most consistently dominant goaltender in recent memory and hasn’t lost a step even at age 31. The Jets are contenders so long as Hellebuyck is backing them.