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Game preview: Cody Eakin could return Thursday to face Avalance

7:30 p.m. today (FSSW/1310 AM The Ticket)

Storyline

The Stars could get Cody Eakin back in the lineup for the first time this season, while the Avalanche will be missing Matt Duchene (head) and Gabriel Landeskog (lower body). Both teams have been struggling with injuries, and both teams are on the wildcard bubble in the West. These could be key points down the stretch.

Key match-up

Tyler Seguin vs. Nathan MacKinnon

MacKinnon has 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) and is plus-13 in 13 career games against the Stars. Seguin is fourth in the NHL in scoring with 20 points in 17 games, and also has a point a game in his career against Colorado (14GP, 6G, 8A).