Dallas Stars' Wyatt Johnston (53) and Matt Duchene (95) celebrate after Johnston scored against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, left, and Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer, right, greet each other on the ice after their team's Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen (96) celebrates with Jamie Benn (14) and Matt Duchene (95) after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Dallas Stars' Oskar Back (10), Brock Nelson (11) and others loook on as a shot by Mikko Rantanen (96) gets past Colorado Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood (39) for a score in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Colorado Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon (29) sores against Dallas Stars' Jake Oettinger (29) as Brock Nelson (11), Dallas Stars' Jamie Benn (14) and Ilya Lyubushkin (46) look on in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, center, instructs Cale Makar (8), Gabriel Landeskog (92) and others during a time out in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Dallas Stars Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)The Dallas Stars celebrate after Mikko Rantanen, laying against boards at rear, scored against the Colorado Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood (39) in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)A hat is thrown onto the ice as Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen (96) scores an empty-net goal against to earn a hat trick in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series againts the Colorado Avalanche Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen skates on the ice after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Colorado Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog (92) loses control of the puck as he pressures Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, left, in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Dallas Stars center Mikael Granlund (64) works for control of the puck against Colorado Avalanche's Cale Makar (8), Valeri Nichushkin (13) and Brock Nelson (11) in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer and the bench watch play against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (39) blocks a shot by Dallas Stars' Thomas Harley (55) in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Dallas Stars' Mikko Rantanen (96) celebrates after scoring with Oskar Back (10), Thomas Harley (55) and the rest of the line in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Dallas Stars' Wyatt Johnston (53) and Matt Duchene (95) celebrate after Johnston scored against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
