Wild Crush Stars 6-1 in Playoff Opener

0:00It's April 19th. You're listening to NHL News today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the Story. Minnesota Wild came out swinging and crushed the Dallas Stars 6-1 in Game 1 of their Western Conference first round series at American Airlines Center. Matt Bodey lit it up with two goals and an assist, while Joel Erickson Eek buried a pair on the power play. Kirill Kaprizov added a goal into assists, Ryan Harman chipped in one of each, and Matt Suzuki-Relo dished three helpers to fuel the offense. Rookie Jesper Wallstead shone in his Stanley Cup playoff debut, turning aside 27 shots, while Stars' goalie Jake Otinger faced heavy fire, and stopped 23. The third-seated Wild in the Central Division now hold a 1-0 series lead over the second-seated stars, showing playoff grit right from the drop. And two goes down Monday at 9.30 p.m.

1:00Eastern time, so Dallas looks to bounce back quick on home ice.