The very young 2026-27 NHL regular season returns to TNT tonight for a nationally televised contest between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. The top prediction markets across the country have the Avalanche listed as slight favorites to win this game on the team’s home ice.
Will All-Star defenseman Cale Makar play in tonight’s contest? Can the Dallas Stars recover from an unimpressive regular-season start and rebound against Colorado at Ball Arena? We answer these questions and more below.
With approximately $100,000 traded on this game via Kalshi, the Colorado Avalanche currently have a contract price of 58¢ to win outright. Initially, the price comes off as a bit low, but the status of Cale Makar is still unknown as he and his wife await the arrival of their twins at a local hospital.
Ironically, this is a back-to-back matchup since the Avalanche handed the Stars a 3-2 loss yesterday in Dallas. Given tonight’s home-ice advantage, we fully expect Colorado to gain the upper hand and improve their 2026-27 NHL regular-season record to 5-2, which would grant the team a top spot within the Western Conference.
The Stars’ power-play issues were somewhat alleviated last night when Tyler Seguin scored, but the team is still ranked near the bottom of the league on power play conversions. We are picking up contracts on NHL prediction markets for Colorado to win by at least 1.5 goals.
As of early this morning, there is still no word on whether Cale Makar’s twins have been born. If there isn’t any breaking news on that front between now and a few hours before puck drop, traders can expect Makar to miss tonight’s game at Ball Arena.
Dallas forward Wyatt Johnston was a last-minute scratch last night due to an undisclosed illness. Forecasters will likewise keep a close eye on team announcements today to see which players will be available. If the Stars lose again to the Avalanche, they will fall to 2-4-1 overall, which will put them close to the bottom rung of the Western Conference Central Division.
The puck drops tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time (6:30 p.m. Mountain Time) in Denver in what will be one of just two games played ahead of tomorrow’s slate of 11 games.
Look for this market to move in Colorado’s favor if Cale Makar is listed as a starter by late this afternoon. Last night’s matchup in Dallas was notable due to Nathan MacKinnon’s second-period fight en route to a two-assist performance.
Traders can also expect a surge of volume to come in just before the game begins as last-minute fans buy and sell contracts based on which players are confirmed as starters. A sellout crowd of 18,000 is expected with the game set to be broadcast on TNT.
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