Wild Crush Stars in Game One

0:00It's April 19th. I'm Corey with the story. This is NHL News Today, driven by AI and Bill for fans. The Minnesota Wild crushed the Dallas Stars 6-1 in Game 1 of the playoffs on Saturday at American Airlines Center. Jason Robertson got the stars only goal, while their goalie Jake O'Widdinger stopped 23 of 28 shots. For the Wild, standouts like Matt Boldy, Joel Erickson-Eck, Matt Zuckarello, and Kiro Caprizov each racked up three points and Jasper Walstead was. Sharp with 27 saves on 28 shots. Penalties killed the stars early, with four minors including one just five minutes in, letting the wild cash in two of four power plays while Dallas. Went one for four. The stars chased the game from the jump, struggling with zone entries and exits, turning what should have been a tight battle into a route. Stars coach Glenn Galutzen called it straight, saying his team lost every battle on the ice to a man, from puck races to 50-50s, leaving them. Vulnerable to deflections and odd

1:02goals. Players like Miko Rentan and Agreed, they didn't deserve the win after getting outworked, especially in the first 30 minutes when the wild dominated. Four checks. Dallas has dropped nine of their last 11 game ones despite reaching three straight conference finals, but they bounce back plenty, even from. Big holes like last year's Game 7 against Colorado. Bulutzen backed Oichinger hard, pinning issues on five on five play and special teams, not the net. Gain 2 hits Monday night in Dallas, where the stars need to flip the script on battles and discipline to avoid an O2 hole before heading to? Minnesota on Wednesday. Expect them to come out swinging.