In what must feel like a painful flashback to the 2016 NHL playoffs for some, the Dallas Stars are once again paired up against the St. Louis Blues in the second round. And while the regular season series tells the story of Dallas dominating against St. Louis 3-1, the playoffs are a whole other beast to tackle. The Winnipeg Jets made the Blues look almost superhuman in the first round, and the Stars have a long road ahead of them as they take on one of the hottest teams in the NHL.
While the Dallas Stars were the better team for most of the first period, fans wouldn’t know it by looking at the scoreboard.