The No. 1 adage of any given hockey game, "Anything can happen," also applies to the NHL playoffs. On Thursday night, the Dallas Stars were unfortunately on the losing side of a freak play that could be considered the worst own goal of the NHL season so far.

After scoring four goals in a second-period push, the Dallas Stars faded in the third in a Game 6 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

The Colorado Avalanche are hopeful that a Game 6 home game on Thursday night, May 1, will lead them to victory and push the best-of-seven series to a deciding game.