Faksa has goal and assist, Stars beat Blues 2-1 in Game 1

St. Louis Blues center Paul Stastny (26) and Dallas Stars left wing Antoine Roussel (21) face off for the puck during the first period in Game 1 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Friday, April 29, 2016, in Dallas.
St. Louis Blues center Paul Stastny (26) and Dallas Stars left wing Antoine Roussel (21) face off for the puck during the first period in Game 1 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Friday, April 29, 2016, in Dallas.

DALLAS (AP) — Radek Faksa scored the tiebreaking goal on a rebound with 4:44 to play and had an assist on the other Dallas goal to help the Stars open the second round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.

Like Antoine Roussel did on his second-period goal on which Faksa had an assist, Faksa started the rush that led to his winner.

Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk tied it at 1 with 8:28 left in the third period with a shot from the top of the left circle after Dallas failed to clear the puck out of the zone.

Game 2 is Sunday in the best-of-seven series matching the Western Conference's top two teams from the regular season.

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