DALLAS -- Mikko Rantanen scored three goals in the third period, and the Dallas Stars utilized a furious rally to advance to second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, defeating the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7.
Colorado, which won Game 6 to force the decisive contest Saturday night at American Airlines Center, led 2-0 in the third period, when Rantanen, a former Avalanche forward, scored his first of the night at the 7:49 mark of the final frame. He scored again at the 13:46 mark, and teammate Wyatt Johnston followed up with the game winner, before Rantanen sealed it with an empty-netter.