Stars on Brink of Elimination, Need Road Win

0:00It's April 29th. This is NHL News Today, driven by AI. Your team, non-stop. Dallas Stars dropped a 4-2 decision to the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 Tuesday night at American Airlines Center, putting them one loss from. Playoff elimination. Myro, Heist Cannon, and Jason Robertson lit the land for Dallas while Jake Oedinger stopped 24 of 27 shots. Minnesota got goals from Matt Zookarello, Matt Boldy, Michael McCarran, and Kyriel Caprizov with Jasper Wallstedt making 20 saves on 22. The stars keep struggling at 5 on 5 play, leaning hard on their power play for offense. They haven't scored a true even strength goal in over 200 minutes, dating back to early in the series. Game 6 hits Thursday night in Minnesota, where Dallas has to flip the script or head home. Players owned up to the issues after the loss. Heist Cannon said they need to simplify, crash the net more, and cut the fancy stuff. Coach Glenn Galutson pointed out block shots and misnets costing them chances.

1:03Robertson's been clutched with a goal every game, and Oedinger's been solid lately, but guys like Nico Rantannon, Jamie Ben, and Wyatt Johnston got a. Heat up at even strength. Injuries aren't helping either. Nils Lundfist is out with a skate cut to the face, missing Game 6 too. R2 Hyrie left early with a lower body tweak and looks doubtful. Tyler Myers shuffled in but didn't shine on defense. Players know they are strong road squad all season, and they're talking up focus and fun to still one in Minnesota. Ben says it's just about winning that next game, no frustration allowed. If they pull it off, we get a Game 7 thriller back in Dallas.