The Minnesota Wild are looking to eliminate the Dallas Stars in six at home and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to square off against the Colorado Avalanche.

Can they do it? Follow along as we cover the game live. The Dallas Stars have advanced to the Western Conference Finals in each of the past three seasons, so they will absolutely not go down without a fight.

Pre-Game

The Stars made defenseman Tyler Myers, whom they acquired from the Vancouver Canucks at the trade deadline, a healthy scratch, and slid in Alex Petrovic into the lineup.

First Period

Nearly four minutes into the game, Quinn Hughes carried the puck along the blue line with Wyatt Johnston in pursuit and fired a quick wrist shot on Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, who made the save.

Moments later at 6:23, Hughes snapped another shot over Oettinger's glove to give the Wild a 1–0 lead.

At 8:59 of the period, Minnesota nearly doubled the lead on a 2-on-1 rush, but Oettinger stacked the pads to deny Marcus Foligno, who ended up tumbling into the crease as the score stayed 1–0.

The Hockey News

This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM.