Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars (8:00 p.m.)

Colorado went into Dallas down 3-1 in the series and played arguably their best game to extend their season one more night. Now they have to bring that energy to their home crowd to force a Game Seven.

They did it with offense from their top players, led by Cale Makar’s two-goal game and Nathan MacKinnon’s dominant skating all over the ice. Where those two go, this team follows, and they will absolutely have to show up again for this not to be the end of the line.

It’s do-or-die time once again in Denver! Bring it on, Dallas Stars.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Jonathan Drouin (27) - Nathan MacKinnon (29) - Mikko Rantanen (96)
Artturi Lehkonen (62) - Casey Mittelstadt (37) - Zach Parise (9)
Miles Wood (28) - Ross Colton (20) - Joel Kiviranta (94)
Andrew Cogliano (11) - Yakov Trenin (73) - Brandon Duhaime (12)

Devon Toews (7) - Cale Makar (8)
Sam Girard (49) - Josh Manson (42)
Jack Johnson (3) - Sean Walker (26)

Alexandar Georgiev (40)

Dallas Stars Projected Lines

Jason Robertson (21) — Tyler Seguin (91) — Logan Stankoven (11)
Jamie Benn (16) — Wyatt Johnston (53) — Joe Pavelski (16)
Mason Marchment (27) — Matt Duchene (95) — Evgenii Dadonov (63)
Craig Smith (15) — Radek Faksa (18) — Sam Steel (18)

Thomas Harley (55) - Miro Heiskanen (4)
Esa Lindell (23) - Chris Tanev (3)
Ryan Suter (20) - Nils Lundkvist (5)

Jake Oettinger (29)

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