There will be a Game 7 after the Dallas Stars went on the road Monday and took down the St. Louis Blues, 3-2, behind goaltender Kari Lehtonen and an explosive first period.
Lehtonen notched 35 saves as Dallas received goals from Vernon Fiddler, Mattias Janmark and Jason Spezza. Coming into the game with a sub-.900 save percentage in the series, Lehtonen was as sharp as he has looked all series.
Patrik Berglund and Alexander Steen potted goals for St. Louis, while David Backes and Vladimir Tarasenko added an assist each.
Blues goaltender Brian Elliott was pulled after a quick Dallas offensive surge, which was concerning to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jose de Jesus Ortiz:
Janmark started the scoring with a snipe on Elliott, who has struggled all series with high shots. The NHL shared a replay:
On his 36th birthday, Fiddler added another, via NBCSN:
NHL.com's Mark Stepneski noted it came quickly after Janmark's tally:
Spezza then converted on a nasty power-play goal, as Dallas' official Twitter account showed: ...
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