As usual, this post covers the entire series in the first round of this year's NHL playoffs.
Game 1: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas. In goal: Brian Elliott for St. Louis and Kari Lehtonen for Dallas. Dallas got going in the second period with an Antoine Roussel goal, his second of the postseason, made possible by Radek Faksa and John Klingberg. St. Louis tied it with a third period goal by Kevin Shattenkirk, his second of the playoffs, via Colton Parayko and Patrik Berglund. The Stars retook the lead on a Faksa goal, his second of the postseason, helped along by Ales Hemsky and Alex Goligoski. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Faksa, Lehtonen (31 for 32 in saves), and Elliott (40 for 42 in saves). The Stars have a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas. In goal: Brian Elliott for St. Louis and Kari Lehtonen for Dallas. Dallas struck first in the first period with an Alex Goligoski goal, his third of the postseason, via Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin. St. Louis tied it on a Patrik Berglund goal, his second of the playoffs, coming off of Robby Fabbri and David Backes. The Blues took the lead with a Joel Edmundson goal, assisted by Troy Brouwer and Scottie Upshall. St. Louis added on with a Brouwer power play goal, his second of the postseason, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Fabbri. Antti Niemi replaced Lehtonen for the second period. The Stars got one back with a third period goal by Mattias Janmark, with helpers from Eakin and Colton Sceviour. Dallas tied it with a Benn goal, his fifth of the playoffs, guided in by Eakin and Kris Russell. The game went to overtime, where Backes scored his third of the postseason on the power play, thanks to Alexander Steen and Shattenkirk for a 4-3 win. The three stars were Backes, Eakin, and Benn, while Shattenkirk, Fabbri, and Brouwer get the honorable mentions. The series heads north tied at 1.
Game 3: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Antti Niemi for Dallas and Brian Elliott for St. Louis. Dallas opened in the first period with a Colton Sceviour goal, his second of the postseason, via Jason Spezza and Johnny Oduya. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, his second of the playoffs, fueled by Paul Stastny and Troy Brouwer. The Blues took the lead with a David Backes power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis chased Niemi in the second period with a Brouwer goal, his third of the playoffs, helped along by Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo. Kari Lehtonen came on in relief. The Blues added on with a Tarasenko goal, his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Patrik Berglund and Robby Fabbri. St. Louis extended the lead as Steen scored his second of the game and third of the playoffs on the power play, thanks to Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz. The Blues padded the lead on a Backes shorthanded goal, his second of the game and fifth of the postseason, set up by Carl Gunnarsson. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Steen, Backes, and Tarasenko, while Brouwer gets an honorable mention. The Blues now lead the series 2-1.
Game 4: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Kari Lehtonen for Dallas and Brian Elliott for St. Louis. St. Louis started in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his sixth of the postseason, assisted by Jaden Schwartz and Carl Gunnarsson. Dallas tied it on a Radek Faksa goal in the second period, his third of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The Stars took the lead on a Patrick Sharp power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. The Blues retied it with a Paul Stastny power play goal, with helpers from Tarasenko and Alexander Steen. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime with a Cody Eakin goal, via Sharp and Benn. The three stars went to Sharp, Tarasenko, and Benn. The series is tied at 2 as it returns to Dallas.
Game 5: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas. In goal: Brian Elliott for St. Louis and Kari Lehtonen for Dallas. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his second of the postseason, via Kevin Shattenkirk. Dallas tied it on an Alex Goligoski goal, his fourth of the playoffs, coming off of Vernon Fiddler and Jason Spezza. The Blues took the lead in the second period with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, assisted by Jay Bouwmeester and Scottie Upshall. St. Louis added on in the third period with a Troy Brouwer goal, his fourth of the postseason, guided in by Paul Stastny and Fabbri. The Blues extended the lead as Stastny scored an empty net goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Jaden Schwartz and David Backes. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Elliot (27 for 28 in saves), Fabbri, and Stastny. The Blues are up 3-2 in the series and can advance with a win in the next game.
Game 6: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. In goal: Kari Lehtonen for Dallas and Brian Elliott for St. Louis. Dallas began in the first period with a Mattias Janmark goal, his second of the postseason, via Valeri Nichushkin. The Stars added on with a Vernon Fiddler goal, assisted by Colton Sceviour and Kris Russell. Dallas extended the lead as Jason Spezza scored a power play goal, his fifth of the playoffs, powered by Sceviour and Jamie Benn. Jake Allen relieved Elliott in goal. St. Louis got on the board with an Alexander Steen goal, his fourth of the postseason, coming off of Robert Bortuzzo and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues got closer on a Patrik Berglund goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Jori Lehtera and David Backes. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Lehtonen (35 for 37 in saves), Sceviour, and Spezza. The series is tied at 3 as it heads to Texas one more time.
Game 7: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas. In goal: Brian Elliott for St. Louis and Kari Lehtonen for Dallas. St. Louis was first to score with a Robby Fabbri goal, his third of the postseason, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Paul Stastny on the power play. The Blues added on with a Stastny goal, his third of the playoffs, via Brouwer and Fabbri. St. Louis extended the lead as Patrik Berglund scored his fourth of the postseason, thanks to Jori Lehtera and David Backes. Antti Niemi replaced Elliott for the second period. The Blues padded the lead with a Backes goal, his sixth of the playoffs, assisted by Berglund and Colton Parayko. St. Louis kept going with a Brouwer goal, his fifth of the postseason, courtesy of Fabbri and Stastny. Dallas got on the board with a Patrick Eaves goal in the third period, his third of the playoffs, made possible by Alex Goligoski and Johnny Oduya. The Blues iced it at 6-1 with a Vladimir Tarasenko empty net goal, his seventh of the postseason, set up by Jaden Schwartz and Kevin Shattenkirk. The three stars were Stastny, Fabbri, and Brouwer, while Backes and Berglund get the honorable mentions. The Blues win the series 4-3 and advance to the Western Conference Final.
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