National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 4, St. Louis 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 27, 2014
Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees: Francis Charron, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 19683

Stars 4, Blues 3: Defensemen Trevor Daley and Jason Demers scored second-period power-play goals to help lift visiting Dallas to its fifth win in six games.

Travis Moen netted his first goal of the season and Ryan Garbutt added an unassisted tally as the Stars send St. Louis to its season-high fourth straight defeat (0-3-1). Kari Lehtonen turned aside 30 shots as Dallas improved to 4-0-1 in its last five meetings with the Blues.

Vladimir Tarasenko, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and captain David Backes scored for St. Louis, which has been pierced for 18 goals - eight on the power play - during the four-game skid. Rookie Jake Allen made 20 saves in his third straight setback.

After the teams traded tallies in the opening 20 minutes, Daley put the Stars ahead to stay with a wrist shot from the slot at 7:41 of the second. Demers converted from in front with 48 seconds left in the session, but Backes redirected blue-liner Jay Bouwmeester's point shot at 5:40 of the third to cut the deficit to 4-3.

An awful giveaway by Allen behind his own net gave Moen an easy goal 2:08 into the contest, but Pietrangelo answered only 27 seconds later. Garbutt capitalized on another bad turnover - this time by Blues defenseman Petteri Lindbohm - with 5:14 left in the period before Tarasenko netted the equalizer 84 seconds later, burying a sharp-angle carom off the boards during a power play for his 21st goal.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tarasenko not only matched his career-best goal total from last season but also registered the 50th tally and 100th point of his career. ... Lehtonen improved to 11-4-2 lifetime against St. Louis while also collecting his second assist of the season on Daley's tally. ... Blues D Kevin Shattenkirk picked up an assist on Tarasenko's goal, his 19th power-play point of the season.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   St. Louis
Trevor Daley 1 Points David Backes 1
Trevor Daley 1 Goals David Backes 1
Jordie Benn 1 Assists Jay Bouwmeester 1
Trevor Daley 1 Power Play Goals Vladimir Tarasenko 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Kari Lehtonen .909 Save Percentage Jake Allen .833
Kari Lehtonen 30 Saves Jake Allen 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 24 4 2-5 3-4 15 33
St. Louis 33 3 1-4 3-5 17 42
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Blues have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Stars have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .350 after a loss.