Mats Zuccarello (above congratulating Tyler Seguin) and the Stars have one more chance to make the Conference Finals against the Blues and help the Rangers. AP Photo via Getty Images.

With a golden opportunity to advance to the Western Conference Final, the Stars lost at home 4-1 to the Blues in Game Six yesterday. For Mats Zuccarello and his new team, they have one more shot tomorrow night in St. Louis.

Zuccarello has seven assists in the second round series. He recorded number seven on Tyler Seguin’s power play goal that tied Sunday’s game. But after the first period, Dallas was outscored 3-0 by a desperate St. Louis.

David Perron notched the game decider on a one-timer that beat Ben Bishop short side with 4:36 left in period two. Oskar Sundqvist made the perfect pass across for Perron’s winner. The third line center is a good player for interim coach Craig Berube. He has been all year following missing time due to the cheap shot he took from Brad Marchand in preseason. He was robbed by Bishop in the third period of Game Five of the potential tying goal. The Pens gave him away for Ryan Reaves with a first round pick for Reaves and a second round pick in 2017. Hard to believe.

In the third period yesterday, the Blues tacked on two goals including a strange one from Blues leading finisher Jaden Schwartz that made it 3-1. He scored his eighth of the postseason while Bishop was down in pain from a hard Colton Parayko shot he stopped. Unable to get to his feet, Bishop could only watch as Alex Steen passed for a Schwartz redirection that gave the Blues a key insurance marker with 12:23 remaining.

Of course, some wondered if the play should’ve been blown dead. However, Bishop was able to continue. He did give up a breakaway goal to Sammy Blais 33 seconds later before exiting the game for backup Anton Khudobin. Had Parayko’s shot hit Bishop in the mask, it would’ve been an automatic stoppage. It hit him in the upper chest.

So, a very good series will need seven to decide who advances to the Final Four. It’s definitely been the type of series any hockey fan can appreciate. If Bishop is healthy for Game Seven, I believe he can steal it. He stole Game Five with 38 saves. The road team has fared well. It should be interesting to see who prevails.

As it pertains to the Rangers, they’ll have an interest in tomorrow’s result. A Stars victory would guarantee them a first round pick from Dallas due to the conditions of the Zuccarello trade. It was a conditional second round pick this Draft and a conditional third next year. Dallas has to win two rounds in order for the conditional second to become a first.

Zucc has certainly done his part. He’s been a tremendous addition for the Stars. He’s been the same playmaker who’s brought experience to a team that hasn’t had much recent postseason success. You have to go back to 2008 for the last time the Stars made the Conference Finals. A guy by the name of Brad Richards was on that club. He would later sign a contract with the Rangers and help lead them to two Conference Final appearances and a Stanley Cup Final in three years.

The Rangers already own two first round picks in June. A Dallas win tomorrow can make it three. Considering that GM Jeff Gorton used one of his second round picks to acquire and sign defenseman Adam Fox, it would be nice to recoup another first round pick. That way he can consider using it and the Winnipeg first to move into the top 10 and try to grab American finisher Cole Caufield.

Either way, we shall see what happens.