Yeah so the Blues just won it 6-1. They take a 2-1 lead in the second round series.
Stars' defense isn't very good. Actually, they're pretty bad. They also had a bad game on top of that. It doesn't help that they keep alternating goalies, either.
It's good to see Steen and Stastny contributing on the scoresheet. Same with Tarasenko, but I knew he'd have a good game because he was due. You can only contain him for so long. I think the same can be said for Benn, though, so I expect some big games from him moving forward, unless we keep him tame like we did with Toews and Kane.
I agree with you that Hitchrooster needs to stop "turtling" when we have a lead. In game 2 we had a 2 goal lead going into the 3rd period. 20 minutes is way too much time to be defending a lead, especially against the best offense in the league. I think we did a much better job of having that killer instinct in game 3 and smelling blood when Dallas was down going into the 2nd period. Instead of trying to just survive with a lead, we kept up the offense and chipped in a few goals, extending the lead. I can definitely see us putting up another 4+ goal game or two if Dallas keeps playing like they did last night. I just hope the Blues don't expect the Stars to keep sucking. They can put up a string of goals faster than the announcer can announce them if you don't watch it.
I won't be surprised if we see Seguin on the ice soon. Maybe not in game 4, but perhaps game 5 if the Blues take a 3-1 series lead.
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