Darren Helm's goal in final seconds sends Avs to West finals

Darren Helm scored the winning goal with 5.6 seconds left to lift the visiting Colorado Avalanche over the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Friday, clinching their second-round Western Conference playoff series in Game 6.

Helm's slap shot from the top of the left circle gave the Avalanche a 4-2 victory in the best-of-seven series. Colorado moves on to face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference finals in its first trip to t