The St. Louis Blues came close, but ultimately couldn't put away the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Monday.

The Stars hung on for a 3-2 victory after nearly blowing a three-goal lead. Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock said his team expected to pull off the comeback.

"When we made it 3-2, we thought we were going to win the hockey game," Hitchcock said, according to ESPN's Craig Custance.

The Blues outshot the Stars 37-14, holding a 28-7 advantage in the second period alone. They also had 75 shot attempts to Dallas' 25, according to NHL.com's Lou Korac.

Nevertheless, both teams will go toe-to-toe in a winner-takes-all Game 7 on Wednesday.

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