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The Predators have come up empty thus far, but controlled play much of Game 2. It’s likely Elliott, who has started every postseason game, will get the nod.
St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott (1) blocks a shot during the first period of Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals against the Dallas Stars Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Dallas.
Robby Fabbri, Paul Stastny and Troy Brouwer each scored a goal and had two assists, and the St. Louis Blues dominated the Dallas Stars to advance to their first Western Conference finals since 2001 with a 6-1 victory in Game 7 of their series Wednesday night.
Newsflash: These aren’t your Pop’s Blues.
Hitchcock is being coy with his choice of goaltenders for Game 7, saying he will make that decision Wednesday. “We’re going to have to break some cameras at the blue line”. It would have seemed ridiculous to have imagined such a thorough domination of the Stars, but there was definitely reason to believe in the Blues.
Dallas caught a break late in the first period when an apparent goal by Tarasenko 2:21 before the first intermission was waived off. Tarasenko scored from the edge of the left circle with a shot that deflected off the stick of Stars defenseman John Klingberg, Ruff used a coach’s challenge, asserting that Tarasenko was offside.
And scripted just like a classic country ballad, the Stars came through with their backs against the wall. Jason Spezza also scored his first goal of the series on Monday for Dallas, which is a plus considering he had scored 33 times during the regular season and four in their first-round win over Minnesota. It was a mistake the veteran boss would rue.
“I think they’re disappointed”, Hitchcock said.
“We wanted to get off to a good start and try to get that first goal and get going from there. It’s probably on me”.
That was the theme from the Dallas room. “We all need to be better tonight”. Each day, we’ll keep you updated on the important news involving players, starting lineups, injuries and more. On the flip side, Blues goalie Brian Elliott stopped 31 Stars shots, including numerous saves from point-blank range.
St. Louis has been captivated by the Blues’ playoff run, but the club sure does like to test the city’s nerves. He’s been that good. “It’s going to be a little different now that we’re on the road, but I think overall, we know what the pressure is, we know what it’s going to be”. We wouldn’t be here without him. Pekka Rinne was out of position on two of the three Sharks goals, and this one was nearly the series victor for San Jose.
He entered Game 7 with a 2.39 goals-against average and. They could not be contained.
– Patrick Berglund played one of the best games I have ever seen him play. Everything was extremely frustrating, but now everything resets as the two teams travel back to American Airlines Center, where the Blues have won two games following losses in this series. They knocked out the mighty Chicago Blackhawks last round, and now the league’s highest scoring offensive machine in Dallas. “We beat a heck of a team in the first round and that gave us a lot of confidence”.
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No coach likes to admit publicly that his team is unable to overcome bad goaltending, but nothing will sink a ship faster.
