The Avalanche pulled out a gritty win to keep their hopes alive, and now they go back home to face Dallas. They were very good at home this season with a 33-11-1 record. They haven’t won a game at home yet in this series, but they have the momentum now, and this is a past championship team that can dig down into their past playoff experience and face this adversity tonight. They still have a lot of the players from that championship team and though they missed challenging for the cup in the last few seasons, the team always has that desire to get another one. They also have the edge in home ice advantage as a lot of teams have struggled to beat this team at home this season. The Stars are 2-4 straight up in the last few seasons when leading in a playoff series. Dallas is just 3-4 straight up in the last few season when attempting to close out a playoff series. Dallas was good on the road this season, however, Colorado is fully dialed in now and this series is going the full 7 as the Avalanche should get the win.

Best bet: take Colorado on the moneyline (ML).