St. Louis — Former Detroit Red Wing Darren Helm scored with 5.6 seconds left and Darcy Kuemper stopped 17 shots as the Colorado Avalanche finished off their second-round series with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 on Friday night.
J.T. Compher scored twice for Colorado, which advanced to the Western Conference finals for first time since 2002. The Avalanche had been eliminated in the second round each of the past three years.
Helm, who played 16 seasons for the Red Wings from 2007-2021, was a member of the Red Wings' 2007-2008 Stanley Cup team.