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Blues Knock Out Stars in Game 7

am800-sports-hockey-blues-stars-playoffs-1.9185863 ST. LOUIS, MO - MAY 7: Pat Maroon #7 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Enterprise Center on May 7, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) (Pat Maroon of the St. Louis Blues celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime in Game Seven during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs . (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images))

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Maroons goal in double overtime pushes St Louis into the Western Conference Finals

Pat Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnington made 29 saves and the St. Louis Blues outlasted the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Game 7 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff series.

It was the second game-winning goal of the series for the 31-year-old St. Louis native.

Vince Dunn also scored for St. Louis, which will face the winner of the San Jose-Colorado series in the conference final.

Ben Bishop made 52 saves and Mats Zuccarello scored for Dallas, which dropped to 5-8 in Game 7s in franchise history.

It marked the first time in NHL history that three playoff series were decided in overtime in Game 7 in the same year.

San Jose eliminated Vegas and Carolina beat Washington in the first round.