Radek Faksa scored the tie-breaking goal on a rebound with 4:44 to play as the host Dallas Stars opened the second round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Sunday afternoon in Dallas.
After Faksa pushed the puck up the ice, Ales Hemsky took a shot that was stopped but not secured by Blues goalie Brian Elliott. Faksa was there to grab the rebound and score his second goal of the playoffs.