Wild, Stars Adjust Lineups for Game Six

0:00It's April 30th, NHL News. Today starts now. AI powered and ready for kickoff. Minnesota Wild Defenseman Jonas Broden is sideline day-to-day with a lower-body injury for game 6 against the Dallas Stars tonight at 7.30 p.m. Eastern. The Wild hold a three games to two lead in this Western conference first-round series, putting them one win away from the second round for the first, time since 2015. Broden got hurt, blocking a shot early in the second period of their 4-2 win in game 5 on Tuesday. He'll be replaced by Jeff Petri, who was a healthy scratch the first five games, and now slides into the third pair with Zach Bogosian. Jake Middleton moves up to pair with Jared Spurgeon on the second line. Wild coach John Hines called it a moving target, saying Broden's out just for today, but could improve by tomorrow. Petri sees it as a chance to contribute defensively after joining the team in a trade back in March. Forward, Nico Sturm also returns on the fourth line,

1:02centering between the Fulino brothers after a strong showing in limited minutes earlier. Over on the star side, center R2 Hyrie sits out with his own lower-body issue from game 5. Michael Bunting steps in for his series debut, Harshoff a trade from Nashville, and defenseman Alexander Petrivic gets his first action too, Bunting. Tyler Myers to the bench. With these tweaks, both teams chase momentum in a do-or-die spot for Dallas, while Minnesota eyes that series, clinching victory to keep their playoff. Run rolling strong.