Stars switch top lines and beat Blues 4-2 to even series 2-2
DALLAS — The first-year coach for the Dallas Stars switched up his top two lines, a move that put rookie Roope Hintz skating with captain Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov.
Tyler Seguin, the top-line centre who had Benn and Radulov on his side, instead started with Jason Dickinson and Mats Zuccarello.
Hintz scored his fifth goal of the playoffs while Seguin, Radulov and Zuccarello each had two assists as the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Wednesday night to even the second-round series at two games each.
“It’s one of those things where when it happens it looks great, but if nothing happens tonight, then nobody even says anything about it,” Dickinson said. “I think what it comes down to is personally guys elevating their game. If it took shaking up the lines to get guys to do that, then that’s a great move by the coach.”