The Dallas Stars pulled off the seemingly impossible Saturday night when they overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period of Game 7 against the Colorado Avalanche to come away with a 4-2 regulation win.

The Dallas Stars advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs, beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7.

There was that natural inclination for Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer to start paying more attention to St. Louis while watching the game that would determine who his team would play next in the NHL playoffs. But he never really started preparing for the Blues, even as they had a multigoal lead over Winnipeg much of that game.