Dallas 2, St. Louis 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, February 16, 2018
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees:
Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs, Libor Suchanek
Attendance:
18532
By Field Level Media
Stephen Johns' goal midway through the third period proved to be the game-winner and Dallas goalkeeper Ben Bishop turned away 28 shots as the Stars defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Friday at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas.
The win allowed Dallas to pull into a tie with the Blues for third place in the Central Division. The Stars are 6-1-0 in their past seven games and 12-4-1 in their past 16 matches.
St. Louis, which owned a 29-16 edge in shots in the match, has lost three in a row and is now 8-5-1 in its past 14 games.
After a scoreless first period in which the Stars managed just three shots on goal, Dallas broke through 2:42 into the second. Mattias Janmark scored on the power play as he fired a pass that deflected off a defender into the net behind St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen. John Klingberg and Martin Hanzal were credited with assists on the goal.
The Blues ended up outshooting Dallas 12-7 in the second period -- and 20-10 through the first two periods -- but had nothing to show for that advantage.
Dallas added an insurance goal midway through the third period as Johns beat Allen on the short side with a slap shot from near the boards after a pass from Jamie Benn. Marc Methot was also given an assist on the score.
Methot had missed 41 of the Stars' 42 games since Nov. 6 because of a knee injury.
Brayden Schenn brought the Blues to within 2-1 when he beat Bishop for an unassisted goal on a power-play opportunity with 1:14 to play in regulation.
Dallas returns to the ice on Sunday at San Jose while the Blues' next match is also against San Jose, on Feb. 20 in St. Louis.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| St. Louis |
|
Dallas |
|
Brayden Schenn 1 |
Points |
Mattias Janmark 1 |
|
Brayden Schenn 1 |
Goals |
Mattias Janmark 1 |
|
Jaden Schwartz 1 |
Assists |
Jamie Benn 1 |
|
Brayden Schenn 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Mattias Janmark 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jake Allen .875 |
Save Percentage |
Ben Bishop .966 |
|
Jake Allen 14 |
Saves |
Ben Bishop 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| St. Louis
|
29 |
1 |
1-5 |
3-4 |
13 |
24 |
| Dallas
|
16 |
2 |
1-4 |
4-5 |
17 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Stars have a W/L % of .576 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Blues have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .538 after a loss.
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