Perron's two goals help Blues down Stars

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03/10/2009 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Perron scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars at Scottrade Center.

David Backes, Brad Winchester and Keith Tkachuk also scored for the Blues, who have won five of their last seven games overall. Chris Mason made 20 saves in the win.

James Neal and Mike Ribeiro scored for struggling Dallas, which fell to 2-7-1 in its last 10 games. Marty Turco started in goal for the Stars but was pulled midway through the first period after he allowed three goals on eight shots. Tobias Stephan made 17 saves in relief.

The Blues got to Turco early and often.

After Backes' 22nd goal just 59 seconds into the contest got things going, Perron lit the lamp at the 6:32 mark for a 2-0 lead. Perron gained control of the puck and carried down the left-wing side. Using his body as leverage to ward off Dallas defenseman Nicklas Grossman, Perron cut to the goal mouth and lifted a backhander past Turco.

Shortly after, Blues defenseman Jay McKee leveled Mark Parrish with a crushing body check in the neutral zone. Parrish remained on the ice in obvious pain and was helped off ice by the training staff.

Winchester's backhanded rebound goal from near the left post on the power play with 8:04 remaining in the first put the Blues up by three and chased Turco to the bench.

Dallas got on the scoreboard via the power play 5:20 into the middle session. Mike Modano held control inside the right circle and passed to Neal along the goal line to the right of the net. From a sharp angle, Neal lifted a wrister that beat Mason over the near shoulder for his 22nd goal of the campaign.

At the midpoint of the second, the Blues responded and Perron's second marker of the contest restored the three-goal advantage, as T.J. Oshie carried down the right side and passed across the top of the crease for a successful one- timer from near the left post.

Ribeiro's 18th goal less than two minutes later -- an unassisted wrister from in close below the left circle -- brought the Stars within 4-2.

With 4:20 to go in the second, the scoring was capped by Tkachuk's slap shot from the slot while the Blues were on the power play.

Game Notes

St. Louis improved to 17-12-5 at home this season...The Blues lead the season series, 3-0, and the Blues have downed the Stars in six of the last seven meetings in St. Louis...The Stars were 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Blues finished 2-for-6 with the extra skater..It was Tkachuk's 20th goal, the 15th time he's accomplished the feat in his career.

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