The answer was there all along. It’s Game 7. It’s a thing that Dallas and Colorado were bound to encounter at the end of this two-week thrill ride.

Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series.

There was a time during Game 6 when it felt like the Avalanche were going to let the game, and their season, slip away. After leading 2-0 and 3-2, the Dallas Stars tied the game up at 3-3 before the second period was over.