Just seconds later, Hintz went the other way to deliver a top-shelf shot that sailed over Gustavsson's glove. Ryan Hartman had an open net for a rebound that rolled just out of reach for a clean shot, and Oettinger and Suter immediately covered up the crease to prevent another try.
The raucous crowd was buzzing early, but the fans just never got rewarded. With center Joe Pavelski expected back for the next round after missing the last five games with a concussion, they're in position to make another push for the Stanley Cup Finals they reached in the 2020 pandemic bubble. The Stars lost in seven games in the first round to Calgary last year. They are 4-13 in franchise history in postseason series. The Wild fell to 5-14 on home ice in the playoffs since the last time they advanced, a first-round win over St. Marc-Andre Fleury, who was in net for a 7-3 loss at Dallas in Game 2, took over in the third.
“We wouldn’t be here without him.”įilip Gustavsson, starting a fourth consecutive game for the first time in his first season with Minnesota, stopped 23 shots in two periods. Any time we make mistakes, he’s there for us," Marchment said. “He’s our brick wall back there, and we trust him.
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Oettinger was bidding for his second shutout of the series before Freddy Gaudreau scored for the Wild with 7:07 left.
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