Avalanche to Host Stars: Denver's Ice Warriors Seek Victory at Ball Arena

As the Colorado Avalanche prepare to host the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena, fans are eager to see if their team can maintain its recent momentum. The Avalanche have shown a mixed bag of results in their past few games, with a notable victory against the Nashville Predators where they scored seven goals and demonstrated a strong powerplay performance, converting three out of six opportunities.

However, this high was followed by a narrow defeat in their most recent game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Despite firing an impressive 46 shots on goal and winning 56 percent of faceoffs, they only managed to find the back of the net once. This lack of conversion will surely be an area for improvement as they face off against Dallas.

The goaltending has been solid with save percentages hovering around 100 percent across these games, but it will need to be particularly sharp against a Dallas team that can capitalize on any lapse in concentration.

Ball Arena has been a fortress for Colorado this season and will play an integral role as they look to assert dominance early on. The home crowd's energy is expected to fuel the Avalanche's intensity and physicality from puck drop.

Fans can catch all the action live on ESPN when these two teams take to the ice on April 8th at 8:00 PM MDT at Ball Arena in Denver.