“Just a little emotion, that’s all”, Reaves explained quietly after the game. “You just kind of have to forget about it, shake it off and go out and make your next shift your best”. With that said, the Blues would definitely prefer to get the puck on the net consistently and deliver a performance like they did in Game 3, when they scored six goals while getting 39 shots off. Based on the Blues’ previous performances during this series, the general keys to success seem to be keeping the puck out of their own zone and keeping the pressure off of Brian Elliott, delivering consistency with their offensive attack, and dominating the finesse Stars squad from a physical standpoint.
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This was the game Blues fans have been waiting for in this round.
“Any time you get a chance to clinch, it’s huge”, Elliott said.
Elliott said it was important for Edmundson to forget about the mistake and move on, focusing on playing better as things roll forward. If it’s the latter, then we’re looking at Game 7 at the earliest for the dynamic forward’s return.
Only this time, a loss at the Scottrade Center would send the series back to Dallas for a deciding Game 7 on Wednesday.
It was a game of missed opportunities for the Stars. The Blues talked about it before the game.
In this game, you saw the growth of a team that blew similar scenarios not only in this series but earlier in the playoffs as well. It’s just that what they were trying wasn’t good.
“We’re all tied up here and we’ve got to put this one behind us like we put the other ones behind us”, Blues captain David Backes said after the Game 3 defeat.
They have also gotten a lot of help from veteran winger Troy Brouwer, who has seen similar results with five points (three goals and two assists) in the three wins and none in the two losses.
“Ultimately I think goal scoring is something that comes natural to Kuch”.
But the Blues will be just as motivated after surrendering the series lead. The third period was full of tight checking and blocked shots, and neither team managed to get the go-ahead goal as risk taking was hacked down to a nonexistent level. Backes had two goals.
Coach Ken Hitchcock’s Blues had a consistent theme heading into the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs, vowing not to dwell on the past.
Dallas tied it at 10:58 of the first period when Goligoski scored his fourth goal of the playoffs.
“It was a good bounce”, said Tarasenko, with a small smile. Mostly because they know it will be coming back on the other side against their guys. Dallas has had the thin parts at the start of Game 1 and the end of Game 4, but St. Louis had all the tasty bits in between. So to recap: in four appearances, Niemi has a 3.33 goals against average and an. While some teams only have one starter and a backup goalie, Dallas has two solid goaltenders that have had one another’s back through ups and downs since day one.
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Shania Twain’s “Still the One” blared from a stereo, as various Stars players sang along and instructed media scrums be halted until the tune is over. They are not great by any means, but they are a considerable improvement.
