Avalanche vs. Stars expert picks, odds: Dallas looks to close out Colorado on home ice

The Colorado Avalanche are on the brink of elimination at the hands of the Dallas Stars, down three games to one. What should’ve been a more competitive series now sees the Avalanche with their back against the wall. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar have run cold, combining for six points across four games (Makar has been held pointless across his last three games), which was bad enough. And now we know they won’t have Val Nichushkin for the foreseeable future. …