The Stars, second-overall in league standings, are riding a franchise-best 10-game winning streak and will turn to Oettinger to tend the twine on Friday in a showdown against their division rivals, the first-place Colorado Avalanche. The 27-year-old Oettinger was lightly tested in his most recent outing, saving 13 of 14 shots (.929 SV%) in a 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. He has a 1.48 GAA and .927 SV% in two games since returning from the Olympic break (2-0-0). The Stars enter Friday's contest as slight +104 home underdogs against an Avalanche team that has outscored its opposition 12-4 during a three-game winning streak.


