Since the Stanley Cup win in 2022, the Avalanche have won just one playoff series and lost two Game 7s in the process. With MacKinnon and Cale Makar at the height of their primes, Colorado has to find a way to get back over the playoff hump for another deep run.

The Dallas Stars pulled off the seemingly impossible Saturday night when they overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period of Game 7 against the Colorado Avalanche to come away with a 4-2 regulation win.