After recovery from shoulder surgery limited Patrik Berglund to just 42 games in the regular season, and a career-low 15 points, the St. Louis Blues are in awe of his play after an incredible effort in his team's second-round series win over the Dallas Stars.
"I think the last two games against Dallas were some of the best hockey I've seen him play in his career," captain David Backes praised, per NHL.com's Lou Korac.
Berglund scored a third-period goal in an eventual Game 6 loss, but that didn't slow him down in Game 7. He wristed the Blues' third goal past Kari Lehtonen in the final seconds of the first, and picked up an assist on a goal by Backes early in the second.
The 27-year-old finished the series with three goals, three assists and an impressive plus-6 rating.
"This is the best he's played since I coached him," added head coach Ken Hitchcock, though his praise almost went unnoticed by the Swede.
Berglund on Hitch saying this is best he's played: "I guess he tells you more than he tells me. That’s good." #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) May 14, 2016
Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the San Jose Sharks goes Sunday night in St. Louis, puck drop at 8 p.m. ET.
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