Avalanche vs. Blues Game 6: Avs advance to Western Conference finals on Darren Helm's last-second goal

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The Colorado Avalanche have advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 20 years after veteran center Darren Helm scored a crowd-deafening goal with just 5.6 seconds left in regulation, eliminating the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoffs' second-round series. 

Helm’s slap shot from the circle made it through a sea of players before hitting the back of the net with just seconds left in the third period to clinch the series with a 3-2 victory and an unfamiliar place in the conference finals. 

Darcy Kuemper (35) of the Colorado Avalanche is congratulated after defeating the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs at the Enterprise Center May 23, 2022, in St. Louis, Mo.  (Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

"We had three guys going hard to the net," Helm said of the game-winner. "I was just kind of trailing. The pass bounced off the side wall. I just wanted to get the puck on the net, and it found its way."

"There's no other guy that deserves it as much as he does," Colorado forward Gabriel Landeskog added. "You talk about his work ethic, but he's the guy that comes to the rink with a smile on his face, gets along with everybody."

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It was a gritty performance by both teams, but Blues goaltender Ville Husso was kept busy by the Avs, making 36 stops on 39 shots. J.T. Compher scored twice while Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for Colorado. 

Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) slides into the net, upending St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso (35) in