The Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues got off to a fast start in Game 2 of their Western Conference Second Round series, each scoring within the first five minutes of the game.
Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski scored 3:36 into the game when he took a pass from captain Jamie Benn, who was behind the net, and one-timed it past Blues goalie Brian Elliott.

The Blues answered, scoring on their first two shots of the game. St. Louis forward Patrick Berglund scored 35 seconds later at 4:11, taking a pass from Robby Fabbri and shooting from the right circle to beat Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen.
Less than three minutes later at 7:02, Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson scored off a one-timer in front of the net to give St. Louis a 2-1 lead.