WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division bracket
DALLAS vs. ST. LOUIS
Difference makers: Blues coach Ken Hitchcock limited RW Vladimir Tarasenko to an average of a little more than 17 minutes of ice time per game in Round 1 against Chicago, but he still scored four goals and is a gamebreaker who could thrive in what might develop into a wide-open series. Although Stars C Jason Spezza can be overshadowed by teammates such as C Tyler Seguin and RW Jamie Benn, he put up four goals and five assists against Minnesota in the opening round.