The Dallas Stars weren't ready to call it a season. They like each other too much.

That was the message from center Jason Spezza after his club's big win in St. Louis on Monday, forcing a Game 7 showdown in Dallas against the Blues on Wednesday.

"We really like our group," Spezza said, writes Sportsnet's Mark Spector. "We have fun, we've had a great year together. We have great chemistry in this room and we want to keep playing together. This team genuinely likes being around each other. We didn't want to go home (Monday night)."

The Stars were going home - Spezza simply wanted the plane ride to be an enjoyable one.

A Game 7 isn't surprising considering these were two of the regular season's best teams, as Spector notes. One game, winner takes all and goes on. Yes, please.

While goaltending has been an issue for the Stars, it was St. Louis that had to go to its backup - Jake Allen - on Monday. It'll be Brian Elliott versus Kari Lehtonen on Wednesday, though, after the latter turned in an inspiring performance, especially as the Blues pushed for the tying goal late.

"We're having a blast in here," said Dallas defenseman Alex Goligoski. "Just a bunch of guys digging deep for each other. It doesn't get any better than this."

He's right about that last part.

The Blues have a Game 7 win on their record this spring, against the Chicago Blackhawks, and will be looking to make it two in a row after being unable to close out opponents twice in Game 6.

Faceoff is Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

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