The never-say-die Blazers refused to go quietly Tuesday on home ice in Game 6, surging to an early 2-0 lead before allowing three straight Eagles goals. Despite the deficit, Oklahoma City would then score the next three themselves, on scores by rookie Dale Butland, Marty Standish and Graham Dearles second of the game.
Colorado's Ryan Tobler would add his second of the contest, coming shorthanded with 4:04 to play, but thats as close as the Eagles would come, with the Blazers forcing a return trip to Colorado for a deciding seventh game on Wednesday night. Standishs game winning goal, his third score of the post-season, came on the power play, picking up a loose rebound and beating the Eagles Paulo Colaiacovo from a difficult angle. Colaiacovo replaced starter Jeff Blair, who left with an apparent aggravation of an early season groin injury. Blairs status for Game 7 is uncertain, with both clubs immediately traveling the 700+ miles back to the Budweiser Events Center.
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