DENVER — The Nuggets and Avalanche continue to win in the playoffs and that’s a victory for downtown businesses.

The Avalanche play the San Jose Sharks on Monday night at the Pepsi Center in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

The Sharks direct the series and can wrap up the series with a win. If the Avalanche win, Game 7 will be Wednesday in San Jose.

The Nuggets return home Tuesday night after beating the Portland Trail Blazers to tie their Western Conference semifinal series, 2-2.

It’s the first time that the Nuggets and Avalanche and Nuggets have advanced into the next round of their playoffs and downtown business owners say it’s been huge.

Fans are fired up and spending lots of money. And it is not at sports bars.

A boutique owner said fans prefer to come in before games and invest money and they are trying to keep up with demands for blue and burgundy.

And restaurant owners say it has an effect on their habits, when folks are in good spirits.

Officials with the Capital Grille stated they have to staff more due to the crowds.

And it does come ensuring that they are prepared to serve people’s rush about 90 minutes before games begin and to make sure everything goes quickly so that they leave the restaurant on time.

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