Wild eliminate Stars with 5-2 win in Game 6 of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Wild eliminate Stars from Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena to win the series 4-2. Kirill Kaprizov, Marcus Foligno and Jesper Wallstedt spoke from the locker room after the win.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - For the first time in 10 years, the Minnesota Wild is headed to the Western Conference Semifinals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Wild beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 to win the best-of-seven series 4-2. It's the franchise's first playoff series win since 2015. The Wild got two goals and an assist from Quinn Hughes, and Matt Boldy scored a pair of empty-net goals.
The Wild will face the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the semifinal round Monday night.
Game 6: Wild 5, Stars 2
The Wild took a 3-2 lead about halfway through the third period. Quinn Hughes scored his second goal of the night, off assists from Brock Faber and Mats Zuccarello. Hughes took a pass and put a shot towards the net, which deflected off a Stars' skater, and there was nothing Jake Oettinger could do.
Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes star as Wild eliminates Dallas
Quinn Hughes had two goals and an assist, and Matt Boldy had two empty-net goals as the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 Thursday night to win their first playoff series in a decade, and advance to the Western Conference Semifinals.
Hughes has two goals and an assist on the night.
The Wild put the nail in the coffin with about 90 seconds to play. The Stars pulled Oettinger with 3:12 to play for an extra attacker, needing a game-tying goal. Instead, Matt Boldy gained possession of the puck and beat a Dallas defender for an empty-net goal to give the Wild a two-goal lead. It's his fifth goal of the series.
Boldy added another empty-net goal with 14.8 seconds to play, sealing a historic win the for the Wild. It's the franchise's first playoff series win since 2015.
John Hynes reacts after Wild eliminate Stars from Stanley Cup Playoffs
Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes spoke with reporters after Thursday night's 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars to advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2015.
Second period – Wild, Dallas tied 2-2 after 2 periods
The Wild had multiple chances to take a two-goal lead before the Stars had an answer in the second period. After Yakov Trenin got a penalty for interference, Wyatt Johnston scored for Dallas at the 6:23 mark on assists from Mikkko Rantanen and Matt Duchene.
It is Johnston’s fourth goal of the series.
The Stars took a 2-1 lead over the Wild at the 16:08 mark of the second period. Mavrick Bourque scored on assists from Michael Bunting and Ilya Lyubushkin.
Less than a minute later, the Wild answered. Vladimir Tarasenko tied the game 2-2 on assists from Trenin and Hughes. He gathered a loose puck and had a wide open net, burying a goal with a backhand shot.
First period - Quinn Hughes gives Wild early 1-0 lead
The Minnesota Wild got off to a fast start Thursday night, with a win ending the Stars’ season. The Wild got the first goal at the 6:23 mark of the first period. Quinn Hughes, a trade acquisition during the season, got a pass from Marcus Foligno, waited patiently with a toe drag and scored past Jake Oettinger’s glove side to give the Wild an early 1-0 lead.
Marcus Foligno had a point-blank chance a few minutes later, but Oettinger made a pad save across the crease. The Wild held the Stars to one shot over the first 12 minutes.
Wild without Jonas Brodin for Game 6
What we know:
The Wild will be without defenseman Jonas Brodin for Game 6. Brodin suffered a lower body injury during the first period of Game 5 in Dallas after blocking a shot and did not return.
What we don't know:
Team officials say he is considered day-to-day. It is not known if Brodin would be available if Game 7 is necessary.