Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series.
1. Momentum swings galore: After the Avs got run out of the American Airlines Center earlier this week in a 6-2 defeat that put their season on the brink — a game in which the Stars scored their fastest goal in playoff history just nine seconds into the game — Colorado came out on fire on Thursday. The Avs scored twice in a dominant opening period, first when Valeri Nichushkin’s shot deflected off the skate of Stars defender Ilya Lyubushkin and into the net.