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DALLAS - Alexander Steen et David Perron ont marqué en avantage numérique, Jaroslav Halak a effectué 33 arrêts et les Blues de St. Louis ont défait les Stars de Dallas 3-2, samedi.Kris Russell a ajouté un but à cinq contre cinq pour les Blues, qui ont ainsi mis un terme à une séquence de quatre défaites (0-2-2) — leur pire de la saison — pour terminer avec 109 points, leur plus haut total depuis les 114 qu'ils avaient récoltés en 1999-2000.Les Blues ne finiront cependant pas au premier rang dans l'Ouest, puisque les Canucks de Vancouver ont blanchi les Oilers d'Edmonton 3-0 plus tard samedi pour terminer au sommet de l'Association avec 111 points et remporter le trophée du Président.St. Louis affrontera les Sharks de San Jose au premier tour des séries,Nike Free Trainer 5.0 Mens Court Purple Volt Reflective Silver, ceux-ci l'ayant emporté 3-2 en prolongation face aux Kings de Los Angeles pour ainsi terminer septièmes dans l'Ouest.Les recrues Ryan Garbutt et Philip Larsen ont fait bouger les cordages lors des six dernières minutes de la troisième période pour les Stars.
The Los Angeles Kings are one of the two "Second Six" teams never to drink out of the Stanley Cup. But after fighting their way through a wild scramble and overcoming a season-long offensive funk, the Kings are poised to end that drought and become 2012 Stanley Cup Champions.The Big Why: You can't win a championship without goaltending, and the Kings have one of the NHL's best in net. Jonathan QuickGoalie - LAKRECORD: 35-21-13GAA: 1.95 | SVP: 0.929Jonathan Quick has climbed from the ECHL to the AHL to the NHL and morphed into an All-Star and a candidate for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender. Quick leads the NHL with 10 shutouts and has been among the top three in goals-against average and save percentage for most of the season. He's done it all despite playing on a team for which every goal was a cause for celebration, meaning that he's already used to playing in tight, playoff-style contests.The Big Uh-Oh: Despite his superb stats, Quick has won barely half of his starts -- mostly because his offense has struggled to put the puck in the net. Quick has lost nine games this season when he's allowed one goal or less. Even All-Star goaltenders need some