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  • Round 2 Game 7 – Dallas Stars v. St. Louis Blues

    Round 2 Game 7 – Dallas Stars v. St. Louis Blues

    Dallas Stars v. St. Louis Blues

    Game 7 – Series Tied 3-3

     

    Game Recap:

    Heading back to St. Louis after tying the series at three a piece the Blues look to close out the Dallas Stars in Game 7 at home, and to start the game the Blues would control the tempo of the game. However, it would be the Stars who would be doing the bulk of the shooting in the period, but it would be the Blues striking first as Vince Dunn would let a blast go that would get past a screened Ben Bishop to make it 1-0. Then the Stars would be the beneficiaries of a lucky bounce as a Blues pass behind the net and hit off of the referee’s foot and to the front of the net where Mats Zuccarello would get the puck and wrist it past a confused Jordan Binnington to tie the game at one to end the first period.

     

    In the second period it would be all St. Louis as the Blues would control the tempo of the game for the majority of the second period that saw them outshoot Dallas 18-1. Also the Blues would draw two penalties against the Stars, but Dallas would play a very tight penalty kill that would prevent the Blues from getting any quality scoring chances.

     

    Going into the third period the Blues would continue playing with the momentum and hem the Stars in their own zone, but Dallas have a couple good shifts against the Blues but could only muster 3 shots the entire period compared to the Blues 13 shots. Neither team would score thus forcing overtime.

     

    In the first overtime period both teams would generate chances on net but both Ben Bishop and Jordan Binnington would stand tall in their respective nets.

     

    Going into double overtime the Dallas Stars would start strong and come close on a Jamie Benn wrap around, but could not get it in the net. Then Robert Thomas would drive the net and ring the pick off the post then would take a fortunate bounce off of Bishop’s back and land in the crease for Pat Maroon to tap in to win the game and the series for the Blues as they head to the Western Conference Finals.

     

    Lineups:

    Dallas Stars:

    Jason Dickinson — Tyler Seguin — Mats Zuccarello

    Jamie Benn — Roope Hintz — Alexander Radulov

    Andrew Cogliano — Radek Faksa — Blake Comeau

    Brett Ritchie — Justin Dowling — Jason Spezza

    Esa Lindell — John Klingberg

    Miro Heiskanen — Roman Polak

    Taylor Fedun — Ben Lovejoy

    Ben Bishop

    Anton Khudobin

    Scratched: Valeri Nichushkin, Tyler Pitlick, Gavin Bayreuther, Dillon Heatherington, Landon Bow, Mattias Janmark

    Injured: Stephen Johns (upper body), Marc Methot (lower body), Martin Hanzal (back), Jamie Oleksiak (lower body), Joel Hanley (upper body)

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Sammy Blais — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Pat Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Robert Thomas

    Ivan Barbashev — Oskar Sundqvist — Alexander Steen

    Joel Edmundson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn — Carl Gunnarsson

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Robby Fabbri, Robert Bortuzzo, Michael Del Zotto, Zach Sanford, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn, Ville Husso

     

    First Period:

    Blues Goal – 13:30 – Vince Dunn (1) from Alex Pietrangelo (9) and Robert Thomas (3)

    Stars Goal – 15:55 – Mats Zuccarello (4) from unassisted

     

    End of 1st – DAL – 1       STL – 1

    Shots              13                10

    Faceoffs         15                10

    Hits               07                  12

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Stars Penalty – 7:07 – Brett Ritchie 2 minutes for Tripping

    Stars Penalty – 11:02 – John Klingberg 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – DAL – 1        STL – 1

    Shots               14                 28

    Faceoffs          24                 20

    Hits                 14                  18

    PP                   0/0                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    N/A

     

    End of 3rd – DAL – 1         STL – 1

    Shots              17                   41

    Faceoffs        32                    36

    Hits               22                     29

    PP                 0/0                    0/2

     

    Overtime:

    N/A

     

    End of OT – DAL – 1         STL – 1

    Shots              26                   52

    Faceoffs        41                    46

    Hits               23                     33

    PP                 0/0                    0/2

     

    Double Overtime

    Blues Goal – 5:50 – Pat Maroon (3) from Robert Thomas (4) and Tyler Bozak (4)

     

    End of 2OT – DAL – 1         STL – 2

    Shots              30                   54

    Faceoffs        44                    52

    Hits               24                     33

    PP                 0/0                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Western Conference Finals STL v. COL/SJ

     

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  • Gameday Recap: Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars (First Round: Game 3)

    Gameday Recap: Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars (First Round: Game 3)

    Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars
    Series Tied 1-1

    Game Recap:

    In Game 3 of this match, the first period would be a fast-paced period both teams going on the power play.  There would be a lot of puck possession between both squads and there would be a lot of excellent chances for the teams to score.  Both teams would lay out their fair share of hits in the contest, with the Stars having 20 hits in the first period to Nashville’s 10.

    In the second period, Rocco Grimaldi would get his second goal in the series when the puck would bounce off of Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop at the 3:29 mark.  Dallas would get a few chances to tie the score in the next couple of minutes after Grimaldi’s goal but Rinne would stop those shots with great saves.  Nashville would then kill off a 5 on 3 penalty, with the Stars getting several chances at the net.  Possession would then swing back Nashville’s way before they would turn over the puck to the Stars who would then hold on before an offsides call was made midway through the period.  Filip Forsberg would make the contest 2-0 Nashville with 5:25 left in the period.  After a great set-up play, Mats Zuccarello would get the Stars on the board with under 3 minutes to play in the period, and the goal would inject some life into the Stars bench.  Austin Watson would be called for a  tripping penalty with 25 seconds remaining in the period, giving the Stars a chance to tie the game with an extra man when they have 1:35 left on the power play going into the third period.

    Going into the third period, Nashville would be successful in killing off the penalty and Nashville would get some chances to get a comfortable lead.  The period would have the puck go back and forth until Dallas would score at the 8:15 mark in the period with Tyler Seguin getting the goal to tie the game a 2.  Nashville would get the lead back after a faceoff and the puck would bounce off of Dallas D Miro Heiskanen’s stick at the 11:41 mark in the period and Nashville Mikhail Granlund would be awarded the goal.  Dallas would get several chances in the front of the net, however, Pekka Rinne would makes several saves after the hacks and whacks at the net.  Dallas would pull Ben Bishop with 2:11 left in the contest to add six attackers to try and tie the score but it would not help out and Nashville would escape with a Game 3 win, and the 2-1 series lead.

     

    Nashville Predators Lines and Defencive Pairings

    Filip Forsberg-Ryan Johansen-Viktor Arvidsson

    Mikael Granlund-Kyle Turris-Craig Smith

    Colton Sissons-Nick Bonino-Austin Watson

    Miikka Salomaki-Calle Jarnkrok-Rocco Grimaldi

    Roman Josi-Ryan Ellis

    Mattias Ekholm-P.K. Subban

    Dan Hamhuis-Dante Fabbro

    Pekka Rinne

    Juusa Saros

    Injured: Brian Boyle (appendix procedure), Wayne Simmonds (lower body)

    Scratched: Brian Boyle, Matt Irwin, Yannick Weber, Rem Pitlick, Zac Rinaldo, , Cody McLeod, Frederick Gaudreau, Niclas Westerholm, Wayne Simmonds

     

    Dallas Stars Lines and Defencive Pairings

    Mats-Zuccarello-Tyler Seguin-Alexander Radulov

    Jamie Benn-Roope Hintz-Justin Dowling

    Blake Comeau-Radek Faksa-Jason Dickinson

    Mattias Janmark-Jason Spezza-Valeri Nichushkin

    Esa Lindell-John Klingberg

    Miro Heiskanen-Roman Polak

    Jamie Oleksiak-Ben Lovejoy

    Ben Bishop

    Anton Khudobin

    Injuries: Stephen Johns (upper body), Marc Methot (lower body), Martin Hanzal (back), Brett Ritchie (hand)

    Scratched: Julius Honka, Jason Spezza, Taylor Fedun, Landon Bow

     

    First Period:

    Dallas Penalty: Alexander Radulov  for Roughing  —  2 min minor  —  4:18

    Nashville Penalty: Filip Forsberg for Hooking  —  2 min minor  —  8:14

     

    End of 1st – NSH – 0       DAL – 0

    Shots              14                11

    Faceoffs         07                12

    Hits               10                  20

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

     

    Second Period:

    Nashville Goal: Rocco Grimaldi (2) assisted by P.K. Subban (1) and Miikka Salomaki (1) —  3:29

    Nashville Penalty: Viktor Arvidsson for Interference  —  2 min minor  —  5:38

     

    Nashville Penalty: Nick Bonino for Tripping  —  2 min minor  —  6:09

     

    Nashville Goal: Filip Forsberg (1) Nick Bonino (2)  assisted by —  14:35

     

     

    Dallas Goal: Mats Zuccarello (1) assisted by John Klingberg (2)  —  17:11

     

    Nashville Penalty: Austin Watson for Tripping  —  19:35

    End of 2nd – DAL – 1       NSH – 2

    Shots              27                  20

    Faceoffs         25                  18

    Hits                 17                  34

    PP                 0/4*                 0/1

    *1:35 left in 4th PP

     

     

    Third Period

    Dallas Goal: Tyler Seguin (1) assisted by Jamie Benn (2) and Alexander Radulov (1)  —  8:15

     

     

    Nashville Goal: Mikhail Granlund (1) assisted by Dante Fabbro (1) and Kyle Turris (1)  —  11:41

     

     

     

    End of 3rd – DAL – 2       NSH – 3

    Shots              42                28

    Faceoffs        36                27

    Hits               42                 23

    PP                 0/4                 0/1

     

    My Three Stars of the Game:

    First Star: Nashville G Pekka Rinne with 40 saves

    Second Star: Dallas F Tyler Seguin with a goal and 11 Shots on Goal

    Third Star: Nashville F Mikhail Granlund with the GWG for Nashville

     

     

    Game 4 of the series takes place Wednesday night in Dallas at 8 p.m., ET