The Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche squared off in a winner-take-all Game 7 matchup on Saturday night in their Stanley Cup Playoffs series.

National reaction to Stars’ win: Mark Game 7 down as a classic in Dallas sports history The Dallas Stars were staring down the barrel of elimination, down 2-0 with their season on the line in the third period of Game 7. Then everyone -- Mikko Rantanen, the Stars and a sold-out American Airlines Center alike -- woke up.

The Stars overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Saturday night to wrap up the first-round Western Conference playoff series.