NHL roundup: West semis both go to Game 7

[May 10, 2016]  The Sports Xchange
 
 ST. LOUIS -- Mattias Janmark and Vernon Fiddler scored 20 seconds apart in the first period, and Kari Lehtonen stopped 35 of 37 shots to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night in Game 6 of their second-round playoff series.

 

The win tied the series at three games each and forced a deciding Game 7 on Wednesday night in Dallas for the right to advance to the Western Conference final.

Trailing 3-0 after the first period, the Blues scored once in the second period and then cut the lead to 3-2 on a goal by Patrik Berglund off a pass from Jori Lehtera at 8:59 of the third period. The Blues pulled goalie Jake Allen with 1:48 to go for an extra attacker but could not beat Lehtonen for the tying goal.

Dallas prevailed despite managing just 14 shots on goal. St. Louis pulled goalie Brian Elliott after he allowed three goals on four shots. His replacement, Jake Allen, stopped all seven shots he faced.

Predators 4, Sharks 3 (OT)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Viktor Arvidsson scored just 2:03 into the extra session as Nashville forced a decisive Game 7 in its Western Conference semifinal with San Jose.

Sent down the left wing by Miikka Salomaki, Arvidsson shot a backhander deflected off goalie Martin Jones and into the top right corner for his first playoff goal.

Jones made 28 stops for San Jose, while Pekka Rinne saved 15 of 18 shots.

Game 7 is Thursday night in San Jose. The home team has won all six games in the series.

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