Stars coming home with series tied 1-1 after Game 2 win over Blues
The Dallas Stars are coming home tied with the St. Louis Blues in their second round playoff series.
The Stars evened the series at 1-1 with a 4-2 Game 2 win Saturday at Enterprise Center.
Game 3 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at American Airlines Center.
Goals by Roope Hintz and Miro Heiskanen gave the Stars a 2-0 lead with 6:21 left in the first period. Colton Parayko got the Blues on the board less than a minute later.
Dallas, however, regained a two-goal lead when Mattias Janmark 26 seconds late. Neither team scored in the second period. St. Louis outshot Dallas 24-17 in the first two periods.
The Blues pulled to within 3-2 with a controversial goal early in the third. The Stars challenged the goal scored by Jaden Schwartz for goalie interference but the call was upheld.
The Blues had a power play in the final 2:30 and pulled goalie Jordan Binnington in the final two minutes for an extra skater but the Dallas defense held them off. Hintz scored an empty netter in the closing seconds to make it 4-2.
Hintz’ three points are the most recorded by a Stars rookie in a playoff game.
The Stars held a 35-34 shot advantage and killed five Blues’ power players. Dallas was 0 for 2 on power plays.
Second round results, schedule:
Game 1: Blues 3, Stars 2
Game 2: Stars 4, Blues 2
Game 3: Blues at Stars, 7 p.m. Monday
Game 4: Blues at Stars, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
Game 5: Stars at Blues, 8:30 p.m. Friday
Game 6*: Blues at Stars, TBD May 5
Game 7*: Stars at Blues, TBD May 7
* If necessary
This story was originally published April 27, 2019 at 5:18 PM.
