Schedule and 2018-19 Results:
Regular Season Records: St. Louis 45-28-9=99pts, Dallas 43-32-7=93pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 25 April: Dallas loses at St. Louis, 3-goals-2
Game 2 on Saturday, 27 April: Dallas wins at St. Louis, 4-goals-2
Game 3 on Monday, 29 April: St. Louis wins at Dallas, 4-goals-3
Game 4 on Wednesday, 01 May: St. Louis loses at Dallas, 4-goals-2
Game 5 on Friday, 03 May: Dallas wins at St. Louis, 2-goals-1
Game 6 on Sunday, 05 May: St. Louis wins at Dallas, 4-goals-1
Game 7 on Tuesday, 07 May: Dallas loses at St. Louis, 2-goals-1 (2OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The St. Louis Blues hosted and defeated the Dallas Stars 2-goals-1 in double overtime to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1396 victory. With the series 1396 win, the St. Louis Blues improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 25-36 overall and 8-17 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1396 loss, the Dallas Stars see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 16-14 overall and 4-5 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious St. Louis Blues in series 1396 was WLWLLWW: Series 1396 thus becomes the second NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the ninth NHL series (all rounds), and the 19th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. At 85 minutes 50 seconds, series 1396 Game 7 is the fifth-longest Game 7 in best-of-7 NHL playoff history (all rounds) and the longest best-of-7 NHL Quarterfinals Game 7 ever. With the series 1396 victory via win order WLWLLWW, the St. Louis Blues become the fifth St. Louis MLB/NBA/NHL team to win a best-of-7 playoff series WLWLLWW: Previous such winners were the MLB St. Louis Cardinals (series 27 [1934 MLB Finals], 499 [1987 MLB Semifinals], and 1154 [2011 MLB Finals]) and the old NBA St. Louis Hawks (series 135 [1960 NBA Semifinals]).

After Game 6: The St. Louis Blues visited and bested the Dallas Stars 4-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1396 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the St. Louis Blues have a Game 7 record of 8-8, while the Dallas Stars have a Game 7 record of 2-3. The St. Louis Blues have a home ice Game 7 record of 4-2. The Dallas Stars have a road ice Game 7 record of 0-1. Irrespective of win/site order, home teams in NHL Game 7s have a 102-73 (.583) record overall, and a 27-27 (.500) record in best-of-7 NHL Quarterfinals series. Thirty-five years ago, the St. Louis Blues suffered their first NHL playoff Game 7 loss - in series 429 in the 1984 NHL Quarterfinals, to the old North Stars in Minnesota (the precursor franchise to the Dallas Stars). The last Game 7 by the St. Louis Blues or the Dallas Stars was a 6-goals-1 victory by the Blues over the Stars in Dallas in series 1297, in the 2016 NHL Quarterfinals. The sole previous Game 7 by the Dallas Stars on the road occurred in series 996, and was a 4-goals-1 loss to the Canucks in Vancouver in the 2007 NHL Preliminary round. The win/site order for the St. Louis Blues through six games of series 1396 is WLWLLW @ HHVVHV - the first MLB/NBA/NHL team to post such a win/site order was the old NBA St. Louis Hawks, in series 135 against the old Minneapolis Lakers in the 1960 NBA Semifinals: The Hawks won Game 7 at home, and thus offer a favorable precedent for the Blues in series 1396. Series 1396 becomes the first best-of-7 NBA or NHL Quarterfinals series to feature a WLWLLW @ HHVVHV win/site order through six games.

After Game 5: The Dallas Stars visited and bested the St. Louis Blues 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1396 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 10-0 and a Game 6 record of 9-1 (with an active six-Game 6 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 3-20 (with an active seven-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 9-14 (with an active five-Game 6 losing streak).

After Game 4: The Dallas Stars hosted and defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1396 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 8-15 and a Game 5 record of 8-15, while the Dallas Stars have a series record of 8-3 and a Game 5 record of 7-4. In their last nine best-of-7 NHL playoff series when tied 2-games-all, the St. Louis Blues have seen their Game 5 outcome perfectly presage their series outcome. In their last seven best-of-7 NHL playoff series when tied 2-games-all, the Dallas Stars have seen their Game 5 outcome perfectly presage their series outcome. With their series 1396 Game 4 victory, the Dallas Stars increase their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 4 winning streak to five consecutive games.

After Game 3: The St. Louis Blues visited and topped the Dallas Stars 4-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1396 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 11-9 and a Game 4 record of 7-13. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 3-9 and a Game 4 record of 6-6. With their series 1396 loss, the Dallas Stars see their Game 3 losing streak extended to five games in the wake of a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-all tie.

After Game 2: The Dallas Stars visited and bested the St. Louis Blues 4-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1396 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 11-19 and a Game 3 record of 14-16, while the Dallas Stars have a series record of 7-5 and a Game 3 record of 4-8 (with an active four-Game 3 losing streak). In their last six best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which they were tied 1-game-all (as they are against the Dallas Stars in series 1396), the St. Louis Blues Game 3 outcome presaged their series outcome.

After Game 1: The St. Louis Blues hosted and vanquished the Dallas Stars 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1396 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 19-12 and a Game 2 record of 14-17. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Dallas Stars have a series record of 4-11 (with an active six-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 7-8.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NHL regular season, the St. Louis Blues finished six points ahead of the Dallas Stars. From 1939 through the 2019 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by six regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 21-9 (.700) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1396 is the 61st best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the St. Louis Blues, and the 30th for the Dallas Stars. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the St. Louis Blues have an all-rounds series record of 24-36, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 7-17, and a Game 1 record of 31-29, while the Dallas Stars have an all-rounds series record of 16-13, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 4-4, and a Game 1 record of 14-15. Series 1396 is the fifth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the St. Louis Blues and the Dallas Stars. Dallas won the first two best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings between the two teams in series 658 (in the 1994 NHL Preliminary round) and series 783 (in the 1999 NHL Quarterfinals); St. Louis won the last two in series 834 (in the 2001 NHL Quarterfinals) and series 1297 (in the 2016 NHL Quarterfinals).