"We know that the next game is going to be even tougher now.
Enjoy this for the next 10 minutes, 30 minutes, go home and then try to take care of yourself, and do what you got to do to be ready tomorrow," said Marner.
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William Karlsson, Keegan Kolesar, and Brett Howden scored the remaining Vegas goals, while Gabriel Landeskog, Nazem Kadri, and Jack Drury scored for Colorado.
"We’ve been all season long many times down," said Hertl.
Hertl and Stone both finished the night with a goal and an assist to fuel the comeback.
"We’ve come back so many times. Even after the first when we were down 3-0 we knew we could do it," said Hertl.
Colorado now faces the challenge of trying to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after falling behind 3-0.
"As low as it can get," said Jared Bednar, Avalanche coach.
The Avalanche previously built their lead via a short-handed breakaway goal by Drury after video review overturned an apparent Vegas power-play goal by Pavel Dorofeyev.
"It’s a big hill to climb.
The next 24-to-36 hours is for … you’ve got to find a way to get over it, regroup and go again," said Bednar.
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Before the game, a moment of silence was held for two-time NASCAR champion and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch, who died Thursday at age 41 from sepsis.
