Stars Hold Series Edge, Game Four Looms

0:00On April 25, Stars lead the Minnesota Wild 2 games to 1 in their first round Stanley Cup playoff series, setting up a pivotal game for Saturday, afternoon at 440 Central Time in Minnesota. After getting smoked 6-1 in the opener at home, Dallas flipped the script with comeback wins in games 2-3, including Wyatt Johnston's. Double overtime heroics to snag the series edge. Now, they eye a 3-1 stranglehold before heading back to Dallas Tuesday. Stars top guns like Johnston, Matt Dushane, and Jason Robertson have ignited the offense at crunch time while special teams have been the real. Game changer. Dallas boasts the playoff's best power play at 35% on 17 chances, caching in six goals way ahead of Minnesota's 3-on. 15 looks. Penalty kills have bailed them out too, especially in that marathon game 3. Fans and players know these tight battles hinge on those edges, with Robertson calling it the separator impact playoff checks. The wild dominated stretches but can't close, echoing their round less run since beating

1:04St. Louis back in 2015. Stars, chasing conference final ghosts from three straight years, lean on experience to grind ahead. Jake O'Eddinger, bounce back strong after Game 1's hiccups, Stonewalling 28 of 30 shots in Game 2, and keystops on 7 Penalty. Kills in Game 3. Off the ice, Niels Lunkvis locked in a 2-year deal, where 3.5 million through 2028, thriving now in bigger roles. Roup Henson skating again from his lower body tweak, but sits out Game 4 and likely Game 5. Game 5 hits Dallas Tuesday night, with 6 and 7 on deck, April 30th and May 2nd if needed. Stars depth and discipline position them to dictate terms and chase deeper this spring. That's the story for today, in HL News Today, driven by AI. I'm Cori with the story.