The Colorado Avalanche forced a Game 7 on Thursday against the Dallas Stars. For center Nathan MacKinnon, he was transparent about the game. “Super lucky,” MacKinnon said via ESPN. “Hopefully, we get more of those on Saturday.

Nathan MacKinnon sent the puck into traffic in front of the net. What happened next may go down as one of the biggest playoff goals he's ever “scored.”MacKinnon got credit for a go-ahead goal with 10:56 remaining after the puck bounced off the shoulder of a Dallas player and the Colorado Avalanche staved off elimination by beating the Stars 7-4 in Game 6 on Thursday night.

Game 6 between the Stars and the Avalanche ended in demoralizing fashion for Dallas, turning what looked like an instant classic into one Stars fans might already be trying to forget. While the box score reads that the game’s deciding goal was scored by Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon,