Dallas Stars Must Learn To Translate Success To Colorado

The Dallas Stars’ regular season struggles seem to run through Denver more often than not. But if Dallas wants to take the next step, they must learn how to outdo the Colorado Avalanche while on the road.

There’s just something about the mile high air that keeps tripping up the Dallas Stars. Whatever that something is, the team needs to figure it out soon before its too late.

For a majority of the 2017-18 season so far, one of the Stars’ biggest struggles has been playing on the road in Denver. The Colorado Avalanche, like they have in many other seasons, seem to have Dallas’s number through the first 26 games of the season.

Last night, the Dallas Stars capped off an impressive 3-2 shootout victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was a win that came with many positives for the team.

The win capped off the Stars’ second straight W against the Hawks. They defeated Chicago 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night to kick off the home-and-home series. That’s two straight Central Division wins, which bumps the Stars’ Central record to 3-6-0 on the season. While there is still work to be done, it’s an improvement compared to a humbling 1-6-0 mark that they started with.

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The victory also bumped Dallas up to a four-game win streak on the season. That ties for their longest streak this year and has helped the Stars to a 15-10-1 record. They sit in the first wild card spot and are within striking distance of the top spot in the Central Division.

And over these past few games, the Dallas Stars have looked like an entirely different team. They are finally showing their depth and speed on offense, playing with confidence on defense, and getting some solid showings from Ben Bishop in net. The team is starting to come together and is catching fire as a result.

But will this dominance continue tonight when the Stars visit Colorado for the third time this season?

The Stars have only beaten two of the five Central Division teams they have played against this season. One of those two teams is Colorado. But that win came in their first meeting with the Avs back on October 14 and happened at the AAC in Dallas.

Since then, the Stars have lost two straight against Colorado, both being on the road. In the two losses, Dallas has been outscored 8-3 and has struggled to find consistency in each game.

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But their biggest problem is the fact that these losses come at the heels of impressive win streaks.

The Stars’ first loss to Colorado on the road came in late October and halted a four-game win streak for Dallas. Their second loss in Denver came the day before Thanksgiving and cut off a two-game win streak that the Stars had jumpstarted at home in the games before.