by Ana Kieu | May 18, 2016 | Homepage, San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns scored two power-play goals, Martin Jones made 26 saves for his second Stanley Cup Playoff shutout, and the San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-0 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final at Scottrade Center on Tuesday. Dainius Zubrus had a goal...
by Ana Kieu | May 16, 2016 | Homepage, San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues are both worthy of a Stanley Cup Final berth, but those hard-fought victories in the conference semifinals won’t mean anything if the dream fades away. St. Louis has been to the Stanley Cup Final three times — 1968, 1969...
by Mike Stern | May 12, 2016 | Dallas Stars, NHL, St. Louis Blues
The term “home ice” became something of an anomaly in the Stars-Blues Conference Semifinal showdown. The “home team” won just two of the seven games as the visitor captured each of the last four contests. Visiting St. Louis completed this unlikely trend with a 6-1...
by Mike Stern | May 10, 2016 | Dallas Stars, NHL, St. Louis Blues
With their backs to the wall, the NHL’s regular season Western Conference champion rewrote the script for staying alive Monday night. Despite being outshot 37-14, the Dallas Stars jumped out to a 3-0 lead in Game Six and held on for a season-saving 3-2 victory over...
by Mike Stern | May 6, 2016 | Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues
The Stars rebounded beautifully from a 6-1 blowout loss in Game Three to upend the host Blues, 3-2 in overtime on May 5 at Scottrade Center. Forward Cody Eakin netted his first playoff goal less than three minutes into overtime to vault Dallas back into...