Blues, Stars play Game 5 today

May 7, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated January 1, 2021 at 12:00 a.m.

Mattias Janmark of the Stars goes flying as he reaches for a puck along side Robby Fabbri of the Blues during the third period of Thursday night’s game in St. Louis.
Mattias Janmark of the Stars goes flying as he reaches for a puck along side Robby Fabbri of the Blues during the third period of Thursday night’s game in St. Louis.

At the request of St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock, throw out his team’s 6-1 victory in Game 3 and Blues vs. Stars is turning into a classic series.

The top two teams in the Western Conference finished the regular season separated by two points and they have played three games decided by a goal, including two in overtime. Game 5 is scheduled for noon today.

Once Cody Eakin tied the series at 2 with his overtime goal in Game 4, it was clear this series is not for the easily fatigued.

“We’re always going game by game, you’ve got to invest knowing it could go long,” said Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who leads the playoffs with an average ice time of 30:11. “Obviously it would have been nice going in there up 3-1 but we’re in the situation that we’re in and we’ll get ready for Saturday.”

St. Louis could insert veteran defenseman Robert Bortuzzo into the lineup for rookie Joel Edmundson, who had a costly giveaway that led to a Dallas goal Thursday. The Stars will likely go back to Kari Lehtonen in goal.

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