Overview
- The Wild won 4-2 in Dallas on Tuesday to seize a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.
- Game 6 is Thursday in Minnesota with a chance to reach the second round for the first time in 11 years.
- Jesper Wallstedt stopped 20 of 22 shots after a shaky start he called "scrambling."
- Head coach John Hynes said the team played as a tight five-man unit that limited Dallas' looks.
- Wallstedt leads the goalie duel with a .926 save rate and 2.05 GAA, while Jake Oettinger sits at .899 and 2.78.