Dallas defeated Colorado 6-2 on Monday night to send the series back to Denver with the Avs on the verge of elimination.

Pete DeBoer has never lost a Game 7 as an NHL coach. Jared Bednar has never won one. They will be on opposite benches when the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche play what seems like the only fitting end for their first-round series in this year’s NHL playoffs — a Game 7 on Saturday night.

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon broke a tie midway through the third period when Dallas scored an own goal, and the Avalanche beat the Stars 7-4 in Denver on Thursday to force Game 7 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

The Warriors were so out of sorts that there were possessions when Curry and Butler were on the floor together and didn’t touch the ball before a shot was taken. Curry finished with 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting and Butler had eight and was 2-for-10 before Kerr pulled the plug in the third quarter with the Warriors hopelessly behind.

Steve Kerr's team stumbled in game five, failing to close out the series while losing 131-116 to Ime Udoka's team. Now, with the Warriors back at the Chase Center, they will undoubtedly be hoping home-court advantage puts this series to bed.

The Golden State Warriors, after once leading the Houston Rockets 3-1 in their first-round series, are now heading back to H-Town for a Game 7. With a 115-107 loss at home Friday night, the Warriors e

The Denver Nuggets defeated the LA Clippers, 131-115, in Game 5 of the first round series. Nuggets Top Performers Jamal Murray – 43 points, 5