The Stars have the advantage of already having played a game. Colorado hasn't played in a week when it finished its preseason. The Avalanche are breaking in a lot of new players. It's going to take time for them to get in sync. This is a tough opening game for that to happen.

Dallas opened with a 4-2 victory against Anaheim. The Stars achieved that win despite Tyler Seguin not scoring and Jamie Benn only getting one assist. Those are two of the top 10 scorers in the league.

A key for the Stars is getting solid goaltending. They received that against the Ducks.

Colorado concluded last season dropping its last five home contests.