It was win or lose that mattered for Colorado.
Dallas led the quarterfinal series 3-2 but did not succeed in much more than scoring the game's opening goal at the end of the first period.
Colorado was without both first and second goalkeepers, Philipp Grubauer and Pavel Francouz, as well as defender Erik Johnson and strikers Matt Calvert and Joonas Donskoi.
Like this weekend, third goalkeeper Michael Hutchinson had to step in and just like then, he lived up to expectations and saved 27 of 28 shots.
- To come in and do what he has done for us in recent matches is fantastic.
Hutch really shows that he is ready and I hope that he will continue to be ready in the future, says Colorado coach Jared Bednar.
Gabriel Landeskog left the ice late in the second period after cutting his leg on teammate Cale Makar's skate.
Landeskog returned to the rink halfway into the third period but took only a few cuts and left it again after 16 seconds.
- I do not know exactly what the status is for his injury.
And as it is now, I would not say anything about it even if I knew, you will simply see when we get to match seven, Bednar says.
The teams meet in the seventh and decisive match in the quarter-final series on Saturday night against Swedish time.