Joel Edmundson led the Blues with seven hits in Friday night's 2-1 loss to the Stars in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Edmundson led the Blues with seven hits in Friday night's 2-1 loss to the Stars in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Analysis:

The Blues were surprisingly tame in the series opener, getting outhit, 32-26, by the smaller and speedier Stars. If St. Louis is going to steal a game in Dallas on Sunday, it'll need others copying Edmundson's effort. The rookie blueliner had been a healthy scratch in Games 5 and 6 of the Chicago series, but has regrouped since.