The Dallas Stars have an advantage besides home-ice advantage when they host the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 on Saturday night.
They have coach Peter DeBoer.
DeBoer has an 8-0 record in Game 7s. If the Stars win Saturday, he would set a record for most Game 7 victories by either a coach or a player. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, meanwhile, has never won a Game 7, going 0-3.
DeBoer is also 3-0 in playoff series against the Avalanche. Colorado has never won a Game 7 on the road since moving from Quebec in 1995.
USA TODAY Sports is providing live coverage as the Avalanche and Stars play in Game 7 to decide who will advance to the second round:
What time is Stars vs. Avalanche NHL playoff game?
Game 7 of the Avalanche-Star series is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET in Dallas.
How to watch Stars vs. Avalanche Game 7: TV, stream
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: American Airlines Center (Dallas)
TV: ABC
Stream: Fubo, ESPN+
Stars vs. Avalanche Game 7 predictions
Jason Anderson – Avalanche 5, Stars 2: Colorado has created more of the chances throughout the series, and that has to add up to something. Expect a close one that sees Cale Makar dominate, with the Avs finally sealing the series with a late empty-netter.
Mike Brehm – Avalanche 5, Stars 3: DeBoer can’t stay perfect forever, right? I had the Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup and I have faith they can pull this one off against a Stars team still missing Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen. Just make sure you don’t give up a goal in the first nine seconds this time.
Jace Evans – Avalanche 4, Stars 3: I picked Avalanche in seven before the series and I’m sticking with it. The Avs have, on balance, been the better team this series, holding a 22-17 advantage in goals and a 214-167(!) edge in shots.
Hurricanes sign Frederik Andersen to extension
The Carolina Hurricanes signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year, $2.75 million contract extension on Saturday. He can earn performance bonuses for playing 35-plus games ($250,000) and 40-plus games ($250,000). If the Hurricanes reach the conference finals next season with him playing at least half of the team’s playoff games, he’d earn another $250,000.
