The race to the Stanley Cup filled with first-round chaos
The Dallas Stars face the Seattle Kraken in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m.
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The Dallas Stars face the Seattle Kraken in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m.
Joe Pavelski appears set to return for the Dallas Stars in the second round of the playoffs.
Roope Hintz scored his fifth goal of the series, Jake Oettinger stonewalled his home-state team again, and the Stars eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 4-1 win in Game 6 of their first-round NHL playoff series.
Tyler Seguin and Jason Robertson both had a power-play goal and an assist, Roope Hintz had three assists for the second game in a row and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in Game 5.
Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski is in concussion protocol and it's unclear when he might be able to return to the ice in the playoffs.
Dallas center Joe Pavelski left Game 1 of the Stars' playoff series after taking a massive hit from Minnesota defenseman Matt Dumba, who was not assessed a major penalty for that after a lengthy replay review by officials.
Ryan Hartman scored 12:20 into the second overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in their playoff opener Monday night, and into Tuesday morning.
The Dallas Stars are making their return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a record-setting season with new head coach Pete DeBoer at the helm.
Kirill Kaprizov and Jason Robertson have gone from top rookies to the leading scorers on their teams.
The Dallas Stars ended their regular season with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis Thursday night.
