Dallas Stars: Ben Bishop will leave early with an apparent injury while Stars fail to eliminate Blues in Game 6

The Dallas Stars were hoping to win their ticket to the Western Conference final for the first time since 2008 on Sunday, but lost 4-1 in Game 6 at home against the St. Louis Blues, sending the series to a victory. -Game Game 7.

And the question now is whether Stars goaltender Ben Bishop will be in the lineup for the final of the series after an apparent injury on Sunday.

The teams were tied 1-1 after the second period, before the Blues scored three unanswered goals to end the game. Bishop was injured in the third period and did not return to competition after conceding two goals in less than a minute.

Bishop sank midway through the third period after being injured by St. Louis defender Colton Parayko at the collarbone. The Blues, who led 2-1 at the time, scored while Bishop was down to 3-1. The NHL rules do not provide for a stoppage of play in such scenarios until the injured player's team is in possession of the puck.

Bishop, after being evaluated, chose to remain in the game, but was removed in favor of Anton Khudobin less than a minute later when attacker Sammy Blais fired on a former bishop to give St. Louis a 4-1 lead at 8:40. the third period.

Tyler Seguin had the only goal of Dallas in the defeat.

Match 7 between the Stars and Blues on Tuesday will mark the second time in four seasons as teams meet in a second-round win-win match. Dallas was eliminated at home by St. Louis in the semifinals of the 2016 West Conference.