What they are saying
“I think we’re happy with the position we’re in. Obviously, we wish we would get things done, but we have an opportunity to now, and that’s something that we cherish and we’re ready for.” — Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews
“The margins are small. I don’t know. It might be goaltending, it might be special teams, it might be a big goal from a fourth-line guy, it might be your big guys being your best players, or all of the above. That’s the beauty of hockey. We won’t know until 11 o’clock tonight.” — Stars coach Pete DeBoer on what might be the difference in Game 7
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Jonathan Drouin — Charlie Coyle — Joel Kiviranta
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Ryan Lindgren — Sam Malinski
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Erik Johnson, Keaton Middleton, Jimmy Vesey, Miles Wood
Injured: Ross Colton (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Mikael Granlund — Roope Hintz — Mikko Rantanen
Mason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back — Sam Steel — Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell — Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel — Alexander Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mavrik Bourque, Mathew Dumba, Brendan Smith
Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Nils Lundkvist (shoulder), Jason Robertson (lower body)
Status report
Colton was a non-contact participant during the Avalanche morning skate; it was the first time the forward skated with the team since being injured during a 5-1 win in Game 1. … The Stars held an optional morning skate. … Heiskanen, a defenseman, and Robertson, a forward, remain day to day and will not play. … Robertson skated with Dallas for the first time since being injured in the Stars’ regular-season finale, a 5-1 loss at the Nashville Predators, on April 16.
NHL.com independent correspondent Taylor Baird contributed to this report
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