In the late hours of April 13, local time, a regular season NHL game unfolded in St. Louis, featuring the St. Louis Blues and the Dallas Stars. The clash took place at the Enterprise Center, and Dallas came away with a 5-2 victory. The puck dropped at 2:30 a.m. Moscow time, setting the stage for a high-energy showdown between two Western Conference clubs.
Dallas produced a balanced scoring attack led by Wyatt Johnston, who tallied twice, along with goals from Joe Pavelski, Roope Hintz, and Tyler Seguin. For St. Louis, Jakub Vrana and Robert Thomas found the back of the net, delivering moments of offense for the Blues.
With the loss, St. Louis saw its playoff hopes take a hit. The Blues sit at 81 points through 81 games, placing them 11th in the NHL’s Western Conference standings. Dallas maintained a firm foothold in the standings, climbing to third in the West with 106 points after the same 81-game stretch.
Looking ahead, the teams were set to meet again the following day in a full-length regular-season closer. The matchup would serve as the finale of the Blues and Stars’ 2023-24 campaign, wrapping up the ongoing race for playoff positioning in the Western Conference.
Meanwhile, earlier in the week, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Islanders by 4-2, adding another chapter to the season’s competitive narrative and shaping the broader arc of the league as the post-season approached. (source attribution: league game summaries and team reports)