Wild Beat Stars 5-2 for First Playoff Series Win in 11 Years

Wild’s first-round playoff celebration was a long time coming

ST. PAUL — In a state where the most recent men’s pro sports title was celebrated in 1991, seeing die-hard fans in tears is sadly not uncommon. But as he makes his way through his first crack at the NHL playoffs, Minnesota Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt noticed a new kind of emotion expressed in the deafening final two minutes of his team’s 5-2 win over Dallas on Thursday night. “For me, it’s the only feeling I’ve had of NHL playoffs (but) obvious…

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ST. PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) – The lights were out at Grand Casino late Thursday night, but the energy from inside still lingered. Over 19,000 fans had packed in to watch playoff hockey, and they poured out into downtown St. Paul celebrating something they hadn’t seen in a decade: a series-clinching win by the Minnesota Wild. For the first time since...

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On a night in which the Wild ended an 11-year drought of losing in their first round of postseason play, there was one undeniable reason behind their 5-2 victory over Dallas. The Wild had Quinn Hughes. And Dallas did not.…

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Already perhaps the deepest team in Wild history, the mid-December acquisition of Quinn Hughes made Minnesota a realistic Stanley Cup contender. Hughes more than proved his worth early in the postseason in leading Minnesota to its first playoff series victory…