The St. Louis Blues' franchise-long win streak came to an end on Thursday night at the hands of the Dallas Stars. Both teams are involved in the tight-packed Central Division, which means every in-division matchup is so much more important. The Stars got the best of the Blues in Dallas, 5-2, handing the Blues their first loss in 12 games. Jamie Benn scored twice, while Radek Faksa and Tyler Seguin added a goal and an assist in their 30th win of the season. The win for the Stars snaps their three-game losing streak, as they had also dropped five of their past six contests. After the victory, the Stars hold the top Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, as the Blues still hold the lead for the third and final division spot in the Central. The Stars have a one-point lead on the Minnesota Wild, who beat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, on the road Friday night.
Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist in the loss for the Blues, who are 32-23-5 on the season. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves, but saw his personal nine-game winning streak come to an end as well. Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Blues, who hold a four-point lead on the Stars for the final division spot.
The Stars got 43 big saves from Anton Khudobin against the red-hot Blues offense, as Dallas never trailed a the American Airlines Center. In fact, it was the first time that the Blues had trailed in a game since February 5th, which spanned 517:28 of game time. The Blues will be back at home on Saturday afternoon for a tough battle with the Boston Bruins. Meanwhile, the Stars will will play host to the Carolina Hurricanes that same day.
Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist in the loss for the Blues, who are 32-23-5 on the season. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves, but saw his personal nine-game winning streak come to an end as well. Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Blues, who hold a four-point lead on the Stars for the final division spot.
The Stars got 43 big saves from Anton Khudobin against the red-hot Blues offense, as Dallas never trailed a the American Airlines Center. In fact, it was the first time that the Blues had trailed in a game since February 5th, which spanned 517:28 of game time. The Blues will be back at home on Saturday afternoon for a tough battle with the Boston Bruins. Meanwhile, the Stars will will play host to the Carolina Hurricanes that same day.
