Wild's Late Rally, Playoff Exit All Too Familiar
The problem is the dire situations they have repeatedly put themselves in before commencing these significant comebacks.
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The problem is the dire situations they have repeatedly put themselves in before commencing these significant comebacks.
With Prince being remembered for his music before the game, fans were in a frenzy, hoping for a Wild win to force a Game 7 on Tuesday night.
Before fans crowded Xcel Energy Center Sunday afternoon, we caught a glimpse of a special tribute. Prince's logo spread across the seats in the arena.
Jason Spezza scored his fourth goal of the series and added three assists, and goalie Kari Lehtonen and the Dallas Stars needed every last one of them to hold off the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Sunday to wrap up the first-round series in six games.
Here's a look at the four things you need to know for Sunday, April 24, 2016.
There's something to be said for coming up clutch, rising to the occasion when your team needs you most. Especially when you're the captain.
Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota Wild are going home and hoping for another trip to Dallas. Koivu scored the tying goal with 3:09 left in regulation, then redirected Ryan Suter's shot from the left point 4:55 in the overtime as Minnesota beat the Stars 5-4 on Friday night to stay alive in their first-round series.
It is always interesting to see the local connections come up to the Minnesota Wild. There are several, including defenseman Mike Reilly. He has been up and down, and he is learning -- and he carries with him a sense of Wild history.
The one thing the Minnesota Wild needed to do to have a chance against Dallas in this series was to stay out of the penalty box.
With a determined victory in Minnesota's deafening arena, the Dallas Stars picked up a valuable souvenir for the trip home. They revived their lagging special teams, too, pushing the Wild to the edge of elimination.
There's no question that half the fun of being in the quest for the Stanley Cup is sharing it with friends and family.
At the X, it's a constant roller coaster of emotions for both the fans and the players, who say they have to maintain an even keel thruoughout the highs and lows of the playoffs.
It is amazing how a win can change your entire outlook. The Minnesota Wild got it in Game Three, and they need a big dose of that same emotion Wednesday in Game Four.
The Dallas Stars will likely be without standout center Tyler Seguin again in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild.
I've said it before, but it's worth repeating: There is no better time to be a hockey fan than during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
It has been a trying year for Jason Pominville. The Minnesota Wild forward had the worst professional season of his career, scoring only 11 goals in 75 games. For most of the year, Pominville had some bad puck luck as it seemed he was unable to hit the net whenever he took a shot on goal.
Jason Pominville had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild roared back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Dallas 5-3 on Monday night and slice the Stars' lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals to 2-1.
The excitement at the X was contagious Monday night. Die-hard fans say they'll do whatever it takes to help the team.
The more than 400 children at Horace Mann Elementary school in St. Paul began chanting for their favorite Minnesota sports team before the guest of honor arrived. And then it happened -- Lord Stanley's Cup was walked into the school's gymnasium.
The Wild are desperate for a win. That's not my word. It's theirs.
The Minnesota Wild will play their first home game of the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday night against the Dallas Stars.
The Minnesota Wild will play their first home game in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday.
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Mike Reilly from Iowa of the AHL.
Antoine Roussel scored from behind the net without the puck touching a stick and Jamie Benn had an unassisted goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
The Minnesota Wild started their quest for the Stanley Cup in Dallas on Thursday night. It did not go the way Wild fans were hoping it would.
