US EditionMacKinnon gets credit for fluky go-ahead goal as Avs tie series with 7-4 win over Stars in Game 6
- The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 7-4 in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night in Denver to force a Game 7.
- Nathan MacKinnon scored the goal that put the Avalanche ahead with just under 11 minutes left in the game, after the puck deflected off a Dallas player’s shoulder, helping Colorado avoid elimination.
- Valeri Nichushkin netted two goals for the Avalanche, one of which leveled the game with just under 14 minutes left, while Stars goalie Jake Oettinger made 41 saves as Colorado dominated in shots, 48 to 26.
- Stars head coach Pete DeBoer, undefeated in all seven series-deciding games at 8-0, will lead his team against the Colorado Avalanche, who have been defeated in each of their last six elimination games, in the upcoming Game 7 in Dallas on Saturday.
- The Avalanche's win extended the series amid a physical game that included a moment when Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel briefly stayed down after crashing into the boards but returned in the third period.
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Mikko Rantanen made history by wristing home a goal through the five-hole, and was greeted with a chorus of boos from Ball Arena. With that goal in the second period of Game 6 on Thursday, Rantanen and fellow Stars standout Roope Hintz became the first two teammates in NHL history to record four points apiece in a single period in a Stanley Cup Playoffs series. As for the boos from the fans who cheered for Rantanen for a decade in Colorado? “I d…
MacKinnon's 'super lucky' late goal keeps Avs alive
Nathan MacKinnon got credit for a go-ahead goal with 10:56 remaining after the puck bounced off the shoulder of a Dallas player, and the Colorado Avalanche staved off elimination by beating the Stars 7-4 in Game 6 on Thursday night.
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