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Avalanche Avoid Elimination

am800-sports-hockey-playoffs-nhl-colorado-avalanche-sharks-1.9181637 DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 06: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche advances the puck against Barclay Goodrow #23 of the San Jose Sharks in the first period during Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on May 6, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (Matthew Stockman/Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche against Barclay Goodrow of the San Jose Sharks during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs May 6, 2019 in Denver. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images))

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Gabriel Landeskogs overtime goal helps Colorado drop the Sharks in Denver

Gabriel Landeskog scored the winning goal in overtime as the Colorado Avalanche nipped the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in Game Six of their second-round NHL series in Denver.  

Both teams traded goals all game, but the Avs got the last tally to force a deciding Game Seven.  

J.T. Compher scored twice and Tyson Jost also scored for Colorado.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched two goals and Brent Burns also cashed in for the Sharks.

Game 7 is Wednesday night in San Jose.

The winner will play either Dallas or St. Louis in the conference final.

Also on Monday, the Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 to win that best-of-7 series in six games.