ST. LOUIS -- If you're into quality goaltending, at least from both teams, this one was ugly. If you're a fan of the St. Louis Blues, it was exactly the game you've been waiting to see this series.
The Blues routed the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Tuesday night in Game 3 to open a 2-1 series lead, and did so in dominant fashion.
How it happened: The Blues broke open a close game with three second-period goals, two of them coming on shots that should have been stopped.
With the Blues up 2-1, Troy Brouwer beat defenseman Kris Russell while driving to the net and scored on Antti Niemi, who was then pulled in favor of Kari Lehtonen.