The Mile High City has been very unkind to the Dallas Stars for years.
Usually, a trip to Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche is a penciled in loss in fans’ minds. Between the travel, the altitude, and the talented opposing team (even in years where they weren’t all that good they’ve always had some players that have terrorized the Stars), it’s not a very forgiving destination to try to get two points.
For the Stars’ first matchup against the Avalanche this year, there wasn’t a lot of reason to believe that their game in Denver would be much different.