Stanley Cup Playoffs

Colorado earned a 3-2 win in Game 6 thanks to Helm's last-second goal, winning the second-round series 4-2.

8:26 p.m.: Mikko Rantanen with a rebound chance, goes to the backhand but Husso gets the stop. Blues to the PP. 8:29 p.m.: Avalanche with the better chances early on, but Husso with two pad saves. Hits two Blues player along the wall, but neither have the puck. 9:19 p.m.: GOAL! Avalanche puck right up where they left off in the first and it results in a J.T. Compher goal. Three minutes left in the first. 9:27 p.m.: GOAL! Jordan Kyrou with one-time shot off the 2 on 1. But a tie game at about the halfway point of the third. Colorado controlled most of the play, but after the Schenn goal, St. Louis swung the momentum their way. 10:36 p.m.: The Avs are buzzing in the last minutes of the third. 10:40 p.m.: GOAL! Wow. Darren Helm unloads a slap shot on a puck coming off the boards and it beats Husso with five seconds left. Colorado now moves on to face the Oilers in the Western Conference finals.

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The Hurricanes moved within a game of the Eastern Conference Final by remaining undefeated at home in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They beat the Rangers with a sound defensive effort in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at PNC Arena, allowing 17 shots on goal. To win Game 6 at home, the Rangers need to be the aggressors and play like they did for most of Game 4 on Tuesday, when they were in sync, supported each other, connected on passes and forced the Hurricanes to play on their heels instead of their toes. If the Rangers want to return to Raleigh for Game 7, they have to control the pace from the start of Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The Hurricanes played at their pace and dictated everything in Game 5. The Flames never could get their cycle game going during the series, something they were known for in the regular season. Then at 14:03, a shot fell behind him after it went in off Coleman's skate, appearing to give Calgary a 5-4 lead, but the goal was disallowed after it was ruled that Coleman kicked in the puck. But he didn't have a point in the first four games of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the New York Rangers, and had gone without a point since Game 6 against the Boston Bruins in the first round, when he scored two goals. In Game 5 against New York, Svechnikov forced a turnover by Adam Fox and scored on the resulting breakaway at 13:01 of the third period to give the Hurricanes a 3-1 lead. He played the puck behind the net right to Flames forward Blake Coleman, who rang a shot off the post at 5:01 that could have given Calgary a 5-4 lead. Mike Smith didn't allow a goal from 132 feet in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round, like he did during the third period of Game 4, and the Oilers were able to eliminate the Flames in overtime. If the Avalanche advance, they will play the Edmonton Oilers, who closed their second-round series against the Calgary Flames with a 5-4 overtime win in Game 5 on Thursday. If the Blues win, Game 7 will be at Ball Arena on Sunday. Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily in-depth look at the 2022 NHL postseason. The Avalanche, who won Games 3 and 4 at Enterprise Center, are trying to advance to the Western Conference Final for the first time in 20 years; Colorado has lost in the second round each of the past three seasons.

NHL insider Matt Severance has revealed his St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche picks for Friday's Stanley Cup conference semifinals game.

Blues? And which side of the money line has all the value? You can only get the pick at SportsLine. In Game 5, St. Louis got two goals from second-liner Robert Thomas as well as contributions from bottom-six players Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn. Rookie forward Alexei Toropchenko even tallied an assist after being pointless and at a minus-1 for his previous four games. - Avalanche vs. Avalanche money line on Friday, all from the expert with his finger on the pulse of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. - Avalanche vs. Here are the latest NHL odds from and trends for Avs vs. Now, the expert has set his sights on Blues vs. - Avalanche vs. - Avalanche vs. Puck drop from Enterprise Center is set for 8 p.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook lists Colorado as the -170 favorite (risk $170 to win $100), while St. Louis is the +145 underdog in the latest Avalanche vs. Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005.