Blues strike early vs. Stars

ST. LOUIS -- David Perron had two goals, and the St. Louis Blues scored on three of their first eight shots in a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

St. Louis jumped to 11th place in the Western Conference with 68 points. Dallas stayed in 10th, tied with Minnesota with 70 points.

Perron scored only two goals in his previous 11 games.

St. Louis took a 1-0 lead just 59 seconds into the game. David Backes skated in alone just inside the blue line and beat Marty Turco for his 22nd goal.

Perron made it 2-0 at 6:32 on the Blues' third shot of the game, sliding the puck under Turco's left side for a two-goal lead.

The Blues chased Turco after Brad Winchester made it 3-0 with a power-play goal at 11:56, his 11th tally this season. Turco (30-25-8) allowed three goals on eight shots before being replaced by Tobias Stephan.

In three losses against St. Louis this season, Turco has allowed 11 goals.

Dallas scored twice in the second on goals by James Neal and Mike Ribeiro. Neal's goal, his 22nd, was the Stars' first power-play goal in three games and 12 chances against the Blues. St. Louis' Chris Mason allowed two goals on 22 shots for the victory.

St. Louis later got goals from Perron and Keith Tkachuk. Tkachuk's power-play tally with just over four minutes remaining was his 20th goal of the season. Tkachuk has hit that mark in 15 seasons.

Notes: Actor Jason Bateman, in town filming a movie with George

Clooney, was shown on the big screen and greeted with loud applause. ... Dallas RW Mark Parrish was leveled at mid-ice on a hit by Jay McKee early in the first period and didn't return. ... Stars RW Jere Lehtinen missed his fourth straight game due to an upper body injury. ... St. Louis C Andy McDonald has 12 points in 14 games since returning to the lineup Feb. 10 after recovering from a broken ankle. ... Blues C Patrik Berglund leads NHL rookies with 19 power-play points and 13 power-play assists.