Dallas at St. Louis

Dallas plays fast on offense, tops in the NHL in goals scored (3.2 pg) and fourth on the power play. Captain Jamie Benn is hot in the postseason, with 12 points (five goals, seven assists). The Stars are on a 14-5 run, including 8-2 against a team with a winning record. Coach Lindy Ruff yanked Kari Lehtonen after the Blues' three-goal first period in Game 2, and Antti Niemi finished strong, stopping 19 consecutive shots. That's actually a flexible strength, as Ruff has consistently shuffled netminders, as Lehtonen won Games 1 and 2 in the first-round series versus Minnesota. Dallas is 11-4 against the Western Conference and faces a St. Louis team that is squandering leads. The Blues jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first period of their Game 6 tilt versus Chicago in the first round, only to see the Blackhawks storm back and extend the series. They did the same thing the last game as Dallas came back to force OT, part of a 1-7 Conference Semifinal run for the Blues. Take Dallas.