10 Takeaways: Avalanche Delivered A Third-Period Defensive Masterclass in Dallas

Traditionally, the second game of a back-to-back between two teams is often the nastiest. By then, rivalries have been renewed, players have taken numbers from the previous night, and there’s usually something left to settle from the first meeting. If the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars manage to top Tuesday’s game in Dallas when they meet again Wednesday night at Ball Arena, it’ll take quite a bit. They’ll have to top a star-studded fight between Nathan MacKinnon and Roope Hintz , several big hits, another fight earlier in the game, and a one-goal finish that went right down to the…