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With Colorado and Minnesota looming in the next three games, a couple more wins here, and the Stars will roll hot into the postseason hunt.

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It's April 4th.

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The Colorado Avalanche take on the Dallas Stars today at American Airlines Center in their final regular season clash with first place in the Western.

conference hanging in the balance.

The Avs sit atop the league at 49 wins, 15 losses, and 10 overtime losses for 108 points, while Dallas trails at 45, 19, and 12 for 102 points.

Puck drop is at 1 p.m.

Mountain Daylight Time or 3 p.m.

Eastern Daylight Time, broadcast nationally on ABC and ESPN.

Coming off a sloppy 8-6 loss to last place Vancouver on Wednesday, the Avalanche blew leads and coughed up pucks left and right, forcing two.

Goalie pulls.

Coach Jared Bednar ripped the team in the shortest presser of the year, saying they need full 60-minute effort this time of season.

No excuses.

That stumble kept Dallas in striking distance, especially with Colorado holding just two games in hand and eight left total.

Dallas has been rolling with a killer power play at second in the league, and Jake O. Ettinger fresh off a shutout, but they still chase the abs and goals.

A loud road record and overall dominance.

Stars lead the season series two wins to zero with one tie, all decided in shootouts, and a regulation win today pulls them within four points with four games left.

Brent Burns hits his 1,000th straight game, cementing his Ironman status among defensemen, while Nathan McKinnon became the first to 50 goals.