Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were named Wednesday as two of the three finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. The award, voted on by the members of the NHL Players’ Association, is for “the most outstanding player.” MacKinnon won the award last season. He would be the first player to repeat since Connor McDavid won in 2017 and 2018.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has been named a finalist for the Norris Trophy, along with Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The quest for the Stanley Cup will continue in a crucial, must-win Game 6 for the Colorado Avalanche Thursday.

The Avalanche take on the Stars in a win or go home Game 6. Here is when, how to watch and key information for the big game.

They will meet on Monday night, April 28, at American Airlines Center in Dallas to see who can move within a win of clinching this series. Game time is 9:30 p.m. EDT and can be seen on ESPN and Altitude Sports Network or live streamed on ESPN+, fubo TV (FREE trial), DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount) or Sling TV (introductory discount).

Blackwood allowed fluky goals in the first and last minutes of the opening period Monday night in a Game 5 loss. His Colorado Avalanche had a chance to come back after spotting the Dallas Stars the first three goals, but he spent the third period watching from the bench after allowing five goals on 18 shots.

Wyatt Johnson scored off of the opening draw just nine seconds into the game and the Dallas Stars never looked back as they handled the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 5.