Stars eliminate Avalanche with 2OT win in Game 6, reach West Final

Mikko Rantanen scored, and Georgiev made 36 saves for the Avalanche, who have been the No. 3 seed from the Central.

“It was tiring, there isn’t any query,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar stated. “You possibly can see our power stage drop because the intervals went on, however our guys performed arduous. They performed arduous each shift and defended arduous.

“They are a actually good workforce. They’re disciplined. They’re deep. They acquired nice goaltending, [are] effectively coached. They acquired every part that you may ask for in a workforce. They are a contender in my e book. It [stinks]. You place a lot right into a season as a gaggle and also you come up quick. It is by no means a superb feeling.”

Rantanen gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead at 5:48 of the second interval on the ability play, roofing a wrist shot quick aspect over the shoulder of Oettinger from beneath the suitable circle.

“It’s a type of you’re feeling you performed effectively sufficient to win the sport and pressure a Sport 7, simply didn’t occur,” Zach Parise stated. “Just a bit little bit of shock when it ends all of the sudden like that. it takes a while to course of every part, however simply robust strategy to finish.”

Benn tied it 1-1 at 1:56 of the third. He acquired a behind-the-back go from Evgenii Dadonov in stride and stick-handled previous a sprawling Georgiev earlier than scoring on a backhand into the open web.

“We have performed with the lead lots this collection, after which we acquired examined right here a bit bit being down,” Pavelski stated. “I believe the second interval, we weren’t nice and we have been sort of cussed so far as placing pucks in and the way we would have liked to sort of create. I believe within the third and the overtimes, we have been dedicated to doing it the suitable means. And we tied this recreation up by our forecheck, by creating some O-zone time.

“Only a nice play by [Tyler Seguin] and [Dadonov] and [Benn] to get us that one. It was a easy chip, driving the center. [Dadonov] makes an incredible play over and [Benn] finishes it. That was sort of an enormous turning level for us. You could possibly really feel the legs coming for everyone.”

NOTES: Duchene grew to become the fourth participant in Stars/Minnesota North Stars historical past to attain the series-clinching aim in a recreation that required a number of overtimes, becoming a member of Brenden Morrow (fourth time beyond regulation in Sport 6 of 2008 Western Convention Semi-Closing towards the San Jose Sharks), Brett Hull (third time beyond regulation in Sport 6 of 1999 Stanley Cup Closing on the Buffalo Sabres) and Joe Nieuwendyk (third time beyond regulation in Sport 4 of 1999 Western Convention Quarter-Closing at Edmonton). …. DeBoer earned his seventeenth collection win, which is tied for the second most amongst lively head coaches. Solely Jon Cooper (18) has extra.