Watching Dallas Game 6. Finally, the insertion of Blais and exit of Fabbri. I was surprised in this review to realize how long it took for him to get into the line-up. I think he was returning from a shoulder injury or something.
This is also the first game (of an eventual 3) where the Blues faced elimination the entire playoffs.
I don’t have time tonight, but I’ll have to review to tomorrow how the Blues ended up down 2-3 in the series. Until the last game, the Jets series was very close. Dallas had to feel like that was a series they could have won.
Pietro got an early goal where Bishop was screened. It was a perfectly placed shot from the point. 3rd shot of the game. Sundqvist and Schenn looked active early, helping to create chances.
Lol, I think it’s Kendall Coyne, but she said, “The Blues know Dallas can create nothing out of something with their speed.”
Dallas had an aggressive and effective PK. Some of it was just great personnel, but I like what they did on the PK.
I forgot this was the game with the cleavage girl behind the Dallas bench. I believe this was parodied by a guy with a beard in Game 7.
Seguin ties it 1-1 with a PP goal that leaked through Binnington and eked across the line. #BANG. Just prior to that, Tarasenko took a heavy hit. Who was there to pop the offender in the face a little later? Captain Pietro. This game, he was money and he was physical. It was a great counterpoint to that game where Binn just laid on him.
Dunn got abused a bit this game. He got matched up against speed he couldn’t match. In contrast, Heiskanen is a treat to watch. I’m jealous.
Other than maybe ROR, is there a Blues player who had the puck on his stick more often than Oskar Sundqvist? Forechecking? Backchecking? Neutral zone? Don’t worry, Oskar will get that puck.
Whenever I see Lovejoy skating for Dallas, I think of Get Shorty and I hear the soundtrack in my head.
Earlier in the year, I attended a game in Dallas. Some Blues fans tried to get a “Let’s Go Blues!” chant going. A Stars fan near me yelled, “Last Place Blues!” I wonder if he was at Game 6.
Some nice action in the 2nd, both ways with the game tied. Dallas had the better of the chances. Late in the period, Sundqvist with a cross-ice pass and Perron outmuscled Klingberg. They ended the period with just a handful of shots, but also with the 2-1 lead.
The 4th line was fairly quiet this game, one of the few of the playoffs. At the 15:00 mark, Bishop was stung by Janmark’s stick while Janmark was wrestling with Maroon. I think Bishop was probably trying to sell it for a penalty vs Maroon, but no one was buying. The Blues really did dominate this period. Shots were hard to come by.
Now the famous sequence where Parayko took a full power slap shot at Bishop’s clavicle. The most incredible thing about the sequence was Steen’s sense to throw the puck on net immediately, and Schwartz tipping it straight in. Bishop stayed in. Next shift, Blais got a breakaway after a great defensive play by OReilly. Sammy took a slap shot and Bishop flinched. Welcome Khudobin. 4-1 with almost 12 minutes left.
The game went from being an intense 1 goal game to being pretty well over. Most of the rest was the Blues just shutting down center ice and getting it deep for the cycle. Dallas pulled the goalie with 5 minutes left.