Mikko Rantanen assisted on Wyatt Johnston’s tiebreaking power-play goal with 3:56 left before completing a third-period hat trick with an empty-netter as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7 to wrap up the first-round Western Conference playoff series.

The game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, is the only one on the schedule Saturday night, May 3. It's a big one, with the winner advancing to the second round and the loser heading home for the summer.

After Nathan MacKinnon gave the Avalanche a 2-0 lead early in the third period, the Stars began their comeback with Mikko Rantanen leading the way. The former Colorado star scored two straight goals to tie the game at 2,