Stars tie series in OT win

Dallas storms back against Blues after 6-1 loss 2 days earlier

In short order, the Dallas Stars went from embarrassed to triumphant.

Cody Eakin scored at 2:58 of overtime and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night, bouncing back smartly from a blowout loss two days earlier to tie the second-round series at two games apiece.

“I said, ‘It’s time for us to man up,’ and I thought we did,” coach Lindy Ruff said. “I thought our leaders were our leaders.”

Patrick Sharp set up the winner and also scored for the Stars, coming off a 6-1 loss in Game 3. Rookie Radek Faksa had the other goal, his third of the postseason.

“I know it was ugly for a lot of the guys and the team in general for Game 3,” Sharp said. “Credit to the team, we were able to put it behind us.”

Vladimir Tarasenko scored his sixth goal of the playoffs on a first-period breakaway and added an assist for St. Louis, giving him five points in the last two games. Paul Stastny had his first of the postseason off a deflection from Tarasenko.

The Stars, who finished first overall in the Western Conference, regained home-ice advantage head- ing into Game 5 on Saturday in Dallas.

Award: Washington’s Barry Trotz, Dallas’ Lindy Ruff and Florida’s Gerard Gallant are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success.”

Coyotes: Arizona has made John Chayka, 26, the youngest general manager in NHL history and restructured their front office.