Faced with the prospects of going home, the Colorado Avalanche got rolling early and often. It was a flurry that saved their season -- for the moment, anyway. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare began a five-goal scoring spree in the first period and the Avalanche avoided second-round elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 on Monday night. read more https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401239958