The Dallas Stars advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs, beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7.Mikko Rantanen assisted on Wyatt Johnston's tiebreaking power-play goal with 3:56 left before completing a third-period hat trick with an empty-netter as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7 on Saturday night to wrap up the first-round Western Conference playoff series.

The Dallas Stars won a wild, frantic Game 7 thanks to a crazy comeback and a 4-goal third period. The Stars eliminated the rival Avalanche and move on to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Check out our wrap-up of the Stars-Avs series below.