The Dallas Stars face the Colorado Avalanche Sunday afternoon for the third and final time this season. Entering Sunday's match, the Stars are 42-21-2 while the Avalanche are 40-24-3. Dallas and Colorado split their first two games, with the Stars winning 5-3 on Nov. 29 and the Avalanche winning 6-3 on Jan. 18.

The Avs have one of the best home-ice advantages in the sport due to the altitude in Colorado and they’ve played that to a 22-10-2 record at home while the Stars are 18-14-1 on the road. Furthermore, the Stars are 3-4 as road underdogs with the Avalanche 21-11 as home favorites.

MacKinnon’s family, Makar, Devon Toews, Andrew Cogliano and Gabe Landeskog all took part in the ceremony. Rantanen did not … but he was on the ice. He was standing near the Stars bench and tapped his stick on a couple of times for his former linemate-turned-foe.

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes back in January. It was a shocking deal that left fans across the hockey world completely stunned. Rantanen’s time with the Hurricanes was short-lived,