The St. Louis Blues proved that good starts are important but how you finish is all that matters in a 4-3 overtime victory against the Dallas Stars in Game 2 on Sunday to even their second-round playoff series at 1-1.
St. Louis stole home-ice advantage away from Dallas and is listed as a consensus -140 favorite (bet $140 to win $100) to win Game 3 on Tuesday at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.
Reminiscent of their Game 7 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, the Blues jumped out to an early two-goal lead in the first period before seeing their opponent tie it up. The Stars were down 3-1 in the first and then scored twice in the third before giving up a power-play goal to center David Backes about halfway through the OT period.
Dallas winger Jamie Benn scored his fifth goal of the playoffs with less than three minutes left in regulation to force the extra session.
Backes also scored the game-winner in OT to beat the Blackhawks and pay off on the betting lines at the sportsbooks in Game 1 of that series, and he has three goals and three assists overall this postseason.
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