Both teams had spectacular Game 7 comebacks while missing a star forward and top defenseman. That makes this series a tough call.

There was that natural inclination for Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer to start paying more attention to St. Louis while watching the game that would determine who his team would play next in the NHL playoffs. But he never really started preparing for the Blues, even as they had a multigoal lead over Winnipeg much of that game.

Injured Winnipeg Jets stars Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey were wearing non-contact yellow jerseys and are questionable to play in Wednesday's second-round playoff opener against the Dallas Stars.