Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild: Playoff Rivalry Explodes

0:00The Dallas stars are locked into a first-round Stanley Cup playoff clash with their rivals, the Minnesota Wild, after the Colorado Avalanche sealed. The Central Division title, Colorado's 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday 9 gave them an 8-point lead with just 4 games left for Dallas, while Utah. Sits 16 points back of Minnesota, cementing the stars as the number 2 seed and the wild as number 3. These two squads have bad blood going way back. The stars bolted from Minnesota to Texas in the 90s and fans still sting from that controversial. Matt Dumba hit on Joe Pawelski last playoffs. It's their third postseason dance, Dallas took both prior series and six games, four games to two, back in 2016 and 2023. Stars won one and lost two in the regular season head to head so far, with one more match of pending April 9, they're chasing another deep run after. Restraight Western Conference Finals appearances and this rivalries about to explode.

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