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Stars, Avalanche aim to climb out of cellar

Dec 5, 2008 - 11:27 AM Colorado (12-13-0) at Dallas (9-12-4), 8:30 pm EST

DALLAS (Ticker) -- With four playoff encounters in the last 10 years, the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche were forming quite a rivalry. Neither team, however, has looked remotely close to a postseason contender this season.

The Stars and Avalanche will both attempt to start moving in the right direction when they meet Friday.

Dallas, which currently owns the worst record in the Western Conference, is coming off a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Mike Modano had two goals for the Stars, who had won three of their previous four contests.

Modano also extended his NHL-record for goals by an American-born player to 539. The 38-year-old center has 11 goals and eight assists on the campaign.

Colorado's rocky season continued Thursday as the Avalanche suffered a 3-2 setback to the Nashville Predators. Ryan Smyth and Wojtek Wolski scored for Colorado, which is tied with Edmonton at the bottom of the Northwest Division.

Before the setback, the Avalanche were also showings signs of turning their season around. They had won three of their previous four games.






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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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    COLORADO 0 0 1 0 (1) 1
    DALLAS 0 1 0 0 (2) 2 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: DAL - TOBY PETERSEN 3 (MIKE MODANO, MATT NISKANEN) 7:57
    3RD PRD: COL - MAREK SVATOS 5 (PAUL STASTNY, RYAN SMYTH) 19:04
    OT: NONE
    SO: DAL - BRAD RICHARDS (SAVE

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    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    COLORADO 0 0 1 0 1
    DALLAS 0 1 0 0 1 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: DAL - TOBY PETERSEN 3 (MIKE MODANO, MATT NISKANEN) 7:57
    3RD PRD: COL - MAREK SVATOS 5 (PAUL STASTNY, RYAN SMYTH) 19:04
    OT: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD

    Dec 5 10:58 PM
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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    COLORADO 0 0 1 1
    DALLAS 0 1 0 1 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: DAL - TOBY PETERSEN 3 (MIKE MODANO, MATT NISKANEN) 7:57
    3RD PRD: COL - MAREK SVATOS 5 (PAUL STASTNY, RYAN SMYTH) 19:04
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
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    COLORADO 1
    DALLAS 1
    3RD PRD: COL - MAREK SVATOS 5 (PAUL STASTNY, RYAN SMYTH) 19:04

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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    COLORADO 0 0 0
    DALLAS 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: DAL - TOBY PETERSEN 3 (MIKE MODANO, MATT NISKANEN) 7:57
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    COL 7 6 13
    DAL 8 8 16
    GOALIES: COL - PET

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    COLORADO 0
    DALLAS 1
    2ND PRD: DAL - TOBY PETERSEN 3 (MIKE MODANO, MATT NISKANEN) 7:57

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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    COLORADO 0 0
    DALLAS 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    COL 6 6
    DAL 8 8
    GOALIES: COL - PETER BUDAJ
    DAL - MARTY TURCO

    Dec 5 9:10 PM

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