DALLAS (Interstat) — The Colorado Avalanche will visit the Dallas Stars on Tuesday at American Airlines Center in an NHL game. Colorado is 3-2 this season, and Dallas is 2-3. The Avalanche are the visiting team, while the Stars are the home team. Dallas will play at home after a recent road result, and Colorado will continue an early-season road stretch.

Colorado most recently lost 6-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and recorded eight shots on goal and two penalty minutes. Brock Nelson added one goal and four shots, and Martin Necas had one assist and two shots. Earlier this season, Colorado won 7-3 at Calgary, lost 3-2 at Winnipeg, beat St. Louis 6-1 and defeated Los Angeles 8-4. The Avalanche have three wins and two losses overall.

Dallas most recently fell 2-1 in a shootout at Pittsburgh. Tyler Seguin scored and had two shots and one hit. Jason Robertson had one assist and three shots, and Roope Hintz recorded one shot and one hit. Dallas previously won 4-0 at Buffalo, beat San Jose 5-0, lost 2-1 at Nashville and lost 4-0 to St. Louis. The Stars enter the matchup with two wins and three losses.

MacKinnon is a player to watch for Colorado. In his recent games, he had two goals, eight shots and two penalty minutes against Toronto; one goal and two assists at Calgary; one shot at Winnipeg; three assists against St. Louis; and two goals, eight shots and five penalty minutes against Los Angeles.

Robertson is a player to watch for Dallas. He had one assist and three shots at Pittsburgh; one goal and four shots at Buffalo; one goal, one assist and four shots against San Jose; one shot and two penalty minutes at Nashville; and two shots against St. Louis.

The game is at American Airlines Center. Dallas has a 5-0 win against San Jose and a 4-0 win at Buffalo this season, along with losses to St. Louis, Nashville and Pittsburgh. Colorado has wins against Los Angeles, St. Louis and Calgary, plus losses to Winnipeg and Toronto. Both clubs are in the Western Conference. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the week.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Dallas 4, Colorado 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives Colorado a 54.6 percent probability to win. Colorado has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over-under is 5.5.