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The ruling was that Duchene, whose skates were outside the crease while jostling with defenseman Cale Makar, had impaired goalie Alexandar Georgiev’s ability to try to make a play.

Duchene was jostling with Cale Makar in front of Georgiev, leading to a call.

“A devastating result,” Makar said of the Game 6 loss.

Makar had an assist to give him 80 career playoff points in 72 games played.

Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period, and they beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.