Published May 03, 2016
David Backes had a goal and an assist, Jake Allen stopped 26 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Saturday night.
Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Reaves scored in the third period to help the Blues beat the Stars for the third consecutive time. It also ended St. Louis' four-game losing streak at home to Dallas dating back to Nov. 23, 2013.
Backes also got into a fight with Stars forward Jammie Benn in the first period, earning the Gordie Howe hat trick.
Antti Niemi stopped 23 of 26 shots for the Stars, but fell to 9-9 in his career against the Blues.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/backes-gets-goal-and-assist-allen-stops-26-shots-as-blues-beat-stars-3-0