DALLAS — The captain and the kid are going to the Western Conference finals with the St. Louis Blues.
The Blues routed the top-seeded Dallas Stars 6-1 on Wednesday night to advance to their first Western Conference finals since 2001.
Robby Fabbri, their 20-year-old rookie center, became the youngest player in NHL history to score three points in a Game 7, with a goal and two assists, and captain David Backes added a goal and an assist.
The Blues, in the playoffs for the 40th time and still in search of their first Stanley Cup, will have home-ice advantage in the Western Conference finals against the Sharks or Nashville — and for the Stanley Cup as well if they advance.
Patrick Eaves had the lone goal for Dallas, which matched its most lopsided playoff loss.
