(Dallas, TX) — The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars open the Stanley Cup Playoffs at 4:30 this afternoon (Sat) inside American Airlines Arena. The Stars beat the Wild 5-4 on April 9th at Dallas in a physical game with 12 roughing penalties. The teams split the four regular season matchups. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt is scheduled to start Game 1 for Minnesota:
Defenseman Quinn Hughes is battling illness but is expected to play today. The 2015 season is the last time the Wild made it out of the first round of the playoffs. The team is hosting a free watch party today at Grand Casino Arena.
