The Dallas Stars can be enjoying on little relaxation after they go to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
The Stars will look to construct off of their 4-3 dwelling victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Jason Robertson remained scorching, scoring two targets within the win, whereas Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene, and Evgenii Dadonov every tallied a pair of assists.
Robertson has 10 factors (seven targets, three assists) over his previous seven video games and 44 factors (17 targets, 27 assists) for the season.
He stated he is having fun with his current scoring surge.
“Extra assured, while you’re simply feeling higher and higher the puck simply finds you in numerous conditions,” Robertson stated. “Ever since December, I’ve kinda been actually feeling it and considering like these pucks are going to return and attempt to take advantage of it versus not figuring out if it ever is.”
Jake Oettinger made simply 18 saves on Friday however got here up clutch within the closing minute to safe the victory for the Stars. Dallas’ goalie made two essential saves, together with a theft of Pavel Dorofeyev with simply 22 seconds remaining.
Dallas entered the sport with only one win over its earlier 4 outings (1-3-0) and was held to a single aim twice through the span.
The Blues enter Saturday’s contest with a 5-5 document over their previous 10 video games after profitable 5-4 on the street vs. the Golden Knights in a shootout on Monday, earlier than falling at dwelling 4-2 to the identical group on Thursday.
“It simply wasn’t ok,” the Blues’ Robert Thomas stated when requested about his group’s efficiency on Thursday. “They have been a greater group begin to end. That is why we misplaced the sport.”
Thomas and Jordan Kyrou scored a aim apiece, however the Blues could not create a lot offense exterior of their two prime forwards. They have been outshot 24-8 over the primary two durations and 31-17 for the sport.
St. Louis has lacked an offensive punch of late, being held to 2 targets or fewer in 4 of its previous six video games. Constant victories is what the Blues have been lacking this season. They’ve but to win three video games in a row however have three shedding streaks of a minimum of three video games.
Joel Hofer bought the beginning in internet on Thursday within the loss to the Golden Knights, and regardless of accumulating half the begins of fellow goalie Jordan Binnington, Hofer has simply three fewer wins.
Hofer additionally bests Binnington this season with a 2.77 goals-against common in contrast with a 2.86 effort, and with a .906 save share (to .898).
The Stars have gotten the higher of the division-rival Blues lately, profitable six of the previous eight conferences, together with 2-1 in time beyond regulation in Dallas on Dec. 14.
The groups will wrap up their season sequence March 2 in Dallas.
–Subject Stage Media