Stars edge Blues 5-4 on Jamie Benn’s late winner as St. Louis enters Olympic break
Dallas takes a high-scoring decision as St. Louis drops another close game
The St. Louis Blues fell 5-4 to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Dallas, conceding the deciding goal with 23 seconds left. The loss sent the Blues into the Olympic break after a game that featured three power-play goals, two lead changes and a third-period rally that briefly erased a two-goal deficit.
Dallas entered the night on a winning streak and extended it to six games. St. Louis, meanwhile, continued a stretch of limited results, with the game marking another tight finish that did not break its way.
How the scoring unfolded
St. Louis opened the scoring on the power play when Pavel Buchnevich scored at 7:29 of the first period, with Jordan Kyrou and Justin Faulk credited with assists. Dallas answered at 11:37 when Jason Robertson tied the game at 1-1 off a setup credited to Mikko Rantanen and Miro Heiskanen.
The Blues regained the lead late in the first period when Kyrou scored at 18:33, assisted by Faulk and Tyler Tucker, sending St. Louis into intermission ahead 2-1.
First period: Blues led 2-1 after goals by Buchnevich (PPG) and Kyrou.
Second period: Dallas scored three times, including a power-play goal by Matt Duchene, to take a 4-2 lead.
Third period: St. Louis tied it with goals by Jimmy Snuggerud and Alexey Toropchenko before Jamie Benn scored the winner.
Second-period swing puts Dallas in front
The game turned early in the second period. Duchene scored on the power play at 1:55 to tie it 2-2, and Mavrik Bourque gave Dallas its first lead at 3:58. Benn extended the margin to 4-2 at 11:57, completing a three-goal period that put the Stars in control heading into the third.
Blues rally in the third, but late goal decides it
St. Louis pushed back in the final period. Rookie Jimmy Snuggerud scored unassisted at 11:05 to pull within one, then Toropchenko tied the game at 15:31 off assists from Philip Broberg and Snuggerud. The equalizer set up a final-minute finish that ended with Benn’s second goal of the night at 19:37, assisted by Heiskanen.
St. Louis produced two third-period goals to erase a 4-2 deficit, but the deciding strike came in the final half-minute.
Notable milestones and game notes
Robertson’s first-period goal marked the 200th of his NHL career. For St. Louis, Snuggerud’s goal extended a six-game point streak, a notable run for a Blues rookie. In goal, Dallas’ Jake Oettinger recorded 14 saves, while St. Louis’ Jordan Binnington made 23 stops.
The game ended with Dallas ahead 5-4, closing the pre-break schedule with a one-goal result that underscored both teams’ recent patterns: Dallas finding late wins and St. Louis needing points from close contests it has not consistently converted.