ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Blues have advanced to the NHL’s Western Conference final by winning a marathon seventh game in their second-round series with the Dallas Stars.
Pat Maroon delivered his second game-winning goal of the series by beating Ben Bishop 5:50 into double-overtime to complete the Blues’ 2-1 win over the Stars. Maroon slammed the puck in after Robert Thomas skated in on Bishop from the right wing.
Bishop was otherwise brilliant in goal, turning back 52 of 54 shots. Vince Dunn was the only other player to beat the Dallas netminder.
Jordan Binnington stopped 29 shots and blanked the Stars after Mats Zuccarello beat him in the first period.
St. Louis will face the winner of Wednesday’s Game 7 between the San Jose Sharks and visiting Colorado Avalanche.
