The Blues won 4-0 over the Stars on Friday, October 2. The game was decided in regulation, with Mason McTavish scoring at 1:34 of the first period to give St. Louis the lead.
The Blues opened the season 1-0-0 with two points. The Stars started 0-1-0 and had no points after their first game.
St. Louis finished with 24 shots, while Dallas had 25. Each team went 0 for 4 on the power play. The Stars blocked 19 shots, compared with 10 blocks for the Blues. Dallas also finished with 22 hits, while St. Louis recorded 17.
McTavish scored at 1:34 of the first period for the game-winning goal. Colton Parayko and Jimmy Snuggerud assisted on the play. The goal gave the Blues a 1-0 lead, and they kept that advantage through the rest of the game.
Dalibor Dvorsky added a goal at 13:05 of the second period. Philip Broberg and Pius Suter recorded assists. That made it 2-0 before the Blues scored twice late in the third period.
Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for two points. He also scored the Blues’ third goal at 17:37 of the third period. Suter matched him with one goal and one assist. He scored 15 seconds later, at 17:52, to finish the scoring.
Dvorsky added one goal in his season opener. Broberg contributed one assist. McTavish also scored once, giving the Blues four players with a goal.
Joel Hofer stopped all 25 shots he faced for the shutout. He protected the four-goal lead while Dallas finished with one more shot than St. Louis. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves for the Stars.
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Blues won 4–0. The final score was Blues 4, Stars 0.
Dalibor Dvorsky, Jimmy Snuggerud, Mason McTavish, Pius Suter.
Joel Hofer made 25 saves on 25 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.
Jake Oettinger made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).
At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.
Blues lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.
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