The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars on Thursday to extend their Stanley Cup Playoffs series. They tilted the ice offensively late, scoring on three fortuitous bounces to force Game 7. Broncos quarterback Bo Nix was in the Ball Arena crowd and loved the environment in Denver.

Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen shoots against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger after driving past defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche will live to play another day after defeating the Dallas Stars Thursday night. The Avs evened up the first-round series at Ball Arena in Denver with a 6-4 victory.

DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche will try to avoid elimination against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Ball Arena on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, MAX, TBS, ALT, SNE, SN360, TVAS).