Avalanche vs Stars 8/30/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Avalanche look to even their NHL Western Conference semifinals best-of-seven series when playing Game 4 on Friday against the Dallas Stars. Colorado narrowed the Dallas lead in the series to 2-1 following a 6-4 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday. Nazem Kadri scored with just over six minutes to play in the third period to put Colorado ahead for good. Both teams scored three goals during a high-scoring final period.

Center Nathan MacKinnon is leading Colorado in goals scored with seven, assists with 13 and points with 20 during the postseason. Mikko Rantanen is second in points at 15 with five goals and 10 assists. Gabriel Landeskog has a team-high 12 minutes in penalties. In goal, Pavel Francouz is 2-3 with a goals against average of 2.69 and save percentage of .908.

Dallas looks to extend its lead in the series to 3-1 and put Colorado on the brink of elimination with a victory in Game 4 on Friday. Scoring for Dallas in the loss on Wednesday were Tyler Seguin, Dennis Gurianov, Blake Comeau and Jamie Benn. Anton Khudobin made 26 saves in net. The Stars trailed 3-1 after two periods and could not make up the difference in the third even though they scored three times.

Center Joe Pavelski is leading Dallas in goals scored with seven during the postseason. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen is the assist leader with 12 and points leader with 15. Mattias Janmark has a team-high 14 minutes in penalties. In goal, Anton Khudobin is 6-4 with a goals against average of 2.75 and save percentage of .913.