from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,

Compher’s three-point night played a big role in helping the Avalanche stave off elimination with a 4-3 overtime win to force Game 7 in San Jose on Wednesday.

His effort set the stage for Landeskog’s winner, which came 2:32 into overtime when his shot from the slot bounced in off Martin Jones, sending the crowd at Pepsi Center into a frenzy.

“It’s a huge step for our team,” said Landeskog, whose goal marked the first point from the top line in the last two games. “It’s a great opportunity for us to be 60 minutes away from a Western Conference Final. I mean, who would have thought before the season and who would’ve thought before this series or whatever. For us, we keep believing.

“You just have to instil that doubt in that team on the other side. And at this point, I doubt the last thing they wanted to do was go back and play another one at home in San Jose. So we accomplished Step 1 to win this one and now we have to regroup and win another one.”

It was a gritty win for the Avs, who allowed San Jose to score goals late in the second and third periods to tie the game, including a back-breaking goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic with 2:28 remaining to send it into overtime.

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